I love the look of dresden plates and they are great way to incorporate lots of fabric scraps into a project. I made my first one a few months ago (you can see a photo on this post). ย Making my own template using a compass and protractor was fiddly so I recently invested in a dresden ruler which makes cutting the blades much simpler. It was fun experimenting with pink scraps from my 2 1/2 inch scrap tub (you can see my scrap organisation method here). I used a ruler that was 22.5 degrees. The finished dresden plate measured 6 3/8 inches across. I think I may like to go a bit smaller next time.
The pink and yellow look so cheery together! It puts a modern twist on a traditional quilt block.
I added some stitching detail and ricrac trim.
The scrappy dresden plate became a drawstring shoe bag which are great when travelling. I used our Travel Shoe Bag tutorial which is sized for women’s shoes. (We also have aย men’s Shoe Bag tutorial.) These are great gifts for travellers and can be used for shoes, pyjamas, lingerie, or for anything else that needs organising in your suitcase.
I am planning a few more dresden projects using my fabric scraps.
I love everything about this post! The colours and the styling in your photos are just gorgeous. And the Dresden itself is so pretty. I love your hand stitching. I only wish I was as neat as you! Keep the eye candy coming please…
Those colors are wonderful together. I need to try this
Thanks Kym ๐
Dresden plate is one quilt pattern I have yet to try. This one looks so pretty with the fabrics you chose!
Thanks Jill ๐
Cute idea! I love making dresdens, too, and have a few tucked in my basket for a rainy day.
would you believe I’ve only just purchased a Dresden ruler?!?! Crazy! This little bag looks so cute and, like such a fun way to use scraps and the ruler. Thank you XO
They are addictive Peta! So fun to combine your favourite scraps. I think i will be adding dresdens to lots of projects now.
That is really pretty. It would be some special pair of shoes to grace that bag! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love sending snail mail to my mum she loves it says its a lovely change to the usual bills
I am still using an old card pattern from the 80’s with the curved tops. I do have a modern plastic template but have yet to use it. I enjoy your tutorials and plan to make the business card wallet.
P.S. I do not blog or have a web site (whatever that is). I do send photos of things that I make using different tutorials, but understand if my messages are never opened for security reasons.
Hi Pat – I love the curved top Dresdens – so sweet. Glad you enjoy our projects! I think your emails but have been filtered into our spam folder as we haven’t seen any of them – sorry about that! I will mark your email address as safe and hopefully that will stop that happening in future ๐ Have a great weekend, Lisa