lynnie k

I went to an auction and bought a box of feed sack for twelve dolllars i will take a pic for all to see

this is a great find

marshaKay

cherylmae,thanks for reminding me of another way to do tackle this project. I took a class many years ago that used Do-Sew sewn to the back of the block. Then steamed. It shrinks just enough to pull in the edges to create a wonderful turned under edge. Then the pieces can be appliqued in any fashion desired.

caliquocat

Lady luck went shopping with you that day. What a great find. Be sure & let us see what you do with them.

marshaKay

Sorry, I didn't exactly explain that procedure correctly. You would sew the Do-Sew to the right side of the block, then turn the block right side out. Clear as mud?

dltaylor

Wow!! They are nice!! Great find..

kriscraft99

ohhhhhh my!! what a treasure to find :) you are very lucky indeed.

grammy17

Look for the picture of my great-grandmothers Dresden Plate quilt from the 30's on here. The fabrics look much the same to me. She how she quilted it. Her centers are plain white muslin.

emerald46

Lucky lady!!

Yooper32

You are one lucky lady. What a treasure to find and to think that you bought them sight unseen. That is like finding a diamond in the ditch. There are lots of repro fabrics to be had now and they might be a bit brighter than what you have but you could intersperse them with the "find" ones and have one jewel of a quilt.

nanac

Depending on how big you want the quilt to be, you could make your blocks 3x4 and add some sashing, or you could alternate some plain blocks with the appliqued blocks to make it king sized (quilt an outline of a dresden block in the empty area)
The applique will take a while, and if you do not have time to do it yourself, maybe a local quilt guild, or senior citizen center can help with that.
The plates are beautiful, and when you get it all done, you will have a treasure.