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Dresden Shoe Bag

April 11, 2015 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 13 Comments

dresden plate

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).  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.

dresden plate

The pink and yellow look so cheery together! It puts a modern twist on a traditional quilt block.

dresden plate

I added some stitching detail and ricrac trim.

Shoe bag with dresden plate applique

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 a 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.

Shoe bag with dresden plate applique

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Shoe bag with dresden plate applique

I am planning a few more dresden projects using my fabric scraps.

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: dresden plate, patchwork, scrap buster, scraps, sewing

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  1. Ruth says

    April 12, 2015 at 7:14 am

    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…

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  2. kym says

    April 12, 2015 at 10:14 am

    Those colors are wonderful together. I need to try this

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 12, 2015 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks Kym 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jill says

    April 12, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Dresden plate is one quilt pattern I have yet to try. This one looks so pretty with the fabrics you chose!

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 12, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks Jill 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kaholly says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    Cute idea! I love making dresdens, too, and have a few tucked in my basket for a rainy day.

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  5. Peta - SheQuiltsAlot says

    April 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm

    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

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 14, 2015 at 6:17 pm

      They are addictive Peta! So fun to combine your favourite scraps. I think i will be adding dresdens to lots of projects now.

      Reply
  6. Robbin says

    April 13, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    That is really pretty. It would be some special pair of shoes to grace that bag! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. leanne v says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:53 am

    I love sending snail mail to my mum she loves it says its a lovely change to the usual bills

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    • Pat says

      May 31, 2015 at 10:10 am

      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.

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      • A Spoonful of Sugar says

        May 31, 2015 at 10:14 am

        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 🙂 Have a great weekend, Lisa

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