Dresden quilt blocks reimagined : sew your own playful plates : 25 elements to mix & match
(2019)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
746.46/GRISHAM,C

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 746.46/GRISHAM,C Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Lafayette, CA : C&T Publishing, Inc., [2019]
DESCRIPTION

79 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781617457937, 1617457930 :, 1617457930, 9781617457937
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Expanding and exploring the Dresden plate quilt block -- The basics of the Dresden wedge and plate -- Tools and supplies -- Fabric choices -- Planning and cutting wedges -- Dresden plate edges and centers -- Edge variations -- Straight-edge plate -- Pointed-edge plates -- Curved-edge plate -- Three-sided edge plate -- The Dresden center -- Stabilize the center opening -- Make the center -- Dresden block edges: construction steps -- Dresden 201 : pieced designs -- Strip-set piecing -- Symmetric-pieced wedges -- Two fabrics -- three fabrics -- Asymmetric-pieced wedges -- Two fabrics -- cogwheel Dresden -- Four fabrics -- bull's-eye Dresden -- Adding single-fabric wedges -- Compass rose -- Single-wedge piecing -- Split-wedge Dresden -- Sawtooth Dresden -- Flying geese Dresden -- There's more to be done -- Layered blocks -- Partial blocks -- Borders or straight piecing -- Extending the size of the wedge -- Repurposed fabrics -- Fun ideas for using Dresden blocks -- Gallery -- Everything you need to know -- Troubleshooting -- Glossary of terms -- Clipping tool for chain piecing -- Pressing bar -- Center placement tool -- Centering tool for points -- Template patterns

"Mix and match the 4 edge treatments, 16 sizes, and endless fabric combinations to make Dresden Plate quilts"--