Dresden plate patterns

Check out this tutorial for a Chunky Dresden Plate quilt block that has only 12 blades and is really easy to do. A downloadable template is included.

This is the best way to make the perfect Dresden Plate quilt block, see the tools and tips that help you make it fool proof every time.

As promised, here is my Dresden Plate made from Kaffe fabrics, using a Dresden Wedge Ruler that I had custom-made from perspex and measure...

Make a stunning Dresden plate quilt with this big list of patterns (including free patterns). You'll find the best Dresden plate quilt ideas.

I got carried away when taking photos so I decide to make this a "photo" tutorial! These Dresden Plates are time consuming but oh so worth i...

Dresden Plate Tutorial - Quilting Made Easy!

I love this quintessantial 1920s quilt block so much, and it's much easier to make than you'd think. I made one of these as a pillow for my quilt market booth for Splendor 1920 and have just made an updated version that I'm about to turn into a pillow as well. This time, I used two Art Gallery Elements fabrics for the backgrounds to give the vintage dresden an updated look. Here's how I made my dresden and the background.

This is Linda’s Dresden Plate quilt and it is made with reproduction fabrics. This will be a wedding gift for her granddaughter who loves vintage things so this will be the perfect gift! Linda’s friend Nadine made the blocks and machine appliqued the Dresden plates. She gave them to Linda and then she pieced the blocks together and then gave it to me to quilt, so it has been a real team effort! She asked for traditional quilting which is exactly what this quilt needed. Since the border was…

I've started a new quilt! AGAIN! BUT, this time I finished a quilt before I began a new one so I feel okay about it. This is the start of my Civil War Fabrics Quilt. I am SLOWLY collecting some very pretty civil war and 1800's repro fabrics. I'm not sure how I'll be putting this together just yet. I have two options... I might make 16" blocks with this plate in the center and then just do a straight setting OR I might use this as the medallion center and work lots of different blocks around…

I love dresden blocks and if you do too... I'm going to show you something fun! When I designed my BLOOM set of Sew Simple...