Finally I can show you what I've been working on recently for the DARE TO DRESDEN bloghop. This bloghop was the nudge I needed to try something that's been on my **Hmmm, That Looks Interesting** list for ages: dresden wedges done in segments.
I used the tutorial at Lurline's Place and everything worked perfectly -- an excellent tutorial!! The step-by-step photos are all there, so I won't need to repeat them here. Lurline's arithmetic is spot on -- my pieces nestled together and lined right up. It took me a pleasant afternoon of concentration to choose each fabric's placement, cut it and sew it together, so this whole "plate" was done in one session. And when it was done, the circle was flat, which is not always the case with Dresden projects! A few evenings of buttonholing and hand quilting later, and I'm happy with the results of this try-it-out project. I'd definitely consider doing a whole quilt this way someday!
Dresden Plate quilts hold a particular place in quilt history, and they were especially popular during the Depression. You can read more about them here.
It's dreary gray winter here now, but I'm looking forward to next summer, when I will be using this table topper out on the back porch and admiring the sunflowers that have been planted in my garden by the birds and chipmunks!
And now that I have the sunflower dresden experiment out of my system, I can go back to my real Dresden project, these wreaths I started last autumn. 'Cause there are only eleven months until Christmas :)
Thank you to Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt for organizing MANY inspiring blog hops, and to Christine at Quilt Monster for hostessing this hop!
Meadowbrook
Rosemary B @ "that Other Blog”
Stitch Duchess' Crazy and Sane Quilting World
Grammie Q’s
Bumbleberry Stitches
Sunshine Girl
Spiral
Butjenter Quilter
Blooming Where I am Planted
Quilting Lodge
Rosemary B @ "that Other Blog”
Stitch Duchess' Crazy and Sane Quilting World
Grammie Q’s
Bumbleberry Stitches
Sunshine Girl
Spiral
Butjenter Quilter
Blooming Where I am Planted
Quilting Lodge
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83 comments:
Your yellow sunflower on red is sew pretty! I love sunflowers. Really brightens my cold winter night. The Christmas Dresdens are looking good. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat
Oh, I love sunflowers and your sunflower Dresden looks great. The Christmas Dresdens are looking fabulous, too.
Love your Dresden sunflower, it does look like Spring day! Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous dresdens!
I love your Sunflower Dresden and it is never too early to start on a Christmas! They are quite beautiful, also.
Oooh that sunflower is stunning - will look fabulous outside surrounded by real ones too. Loving the Christmas ones too. Thanks for sharing.
Very cute flowers, thanks for sharing!
Your sunflower Dresden is so lovely. Thanks for sharing and I will test the tutorial that you suggested.
Your sunflower looks wonderful on the red background and I like your Christmas wreaths, they're going to make a lovely, festive quilt.
Great dresdens! I especially like the sunflower!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the reminder that Christmas is only 11 months away. This month at our guild meeting, we were reminded that our next quilt show is only 14 months away. In other words, get busy, guys and gals! Your project is astounding. I must visit the site for directions and dare to Dresden. I like the colors in your project. I really like the Christmas project and you have a nice start on it. Thank you for participating and the inspiration for all.
I love it! It does indeed look like a sunflower. I too am trying to finish Christmas quilts in time for next year. Ha!
Gorgeous work. Thank you for sharing such wonderful eye candy today.
I absolutely LOVE the sunflower dresden! I enjoy piecing the dresden wedges as you did and I just had a friend make a request for a sunflower quilt and you gave me a super idea. Now, I have to dig thru my stash for yellows! Beautiful blocks today. Thanks for sharing.
I see a scrappy segmented dresden in my future! :) fun fun fun!!!!!
I am so loving that sunflower dresden!! Great job!
Great sunflower dresdens! I'd leave it out on the table now to enjoy instead of waiting! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I love that sunflower Dresden! Well done :)
It really looks like a sunflower! Great work!
Love the colours - bright and cheerful and sunny! You did a lovely job and thank you for sharing.
Wonderful sunflower dresden.Great job!
Oh that sunflower Dresden is great. I like sunflowers too. I made a similar Dresden, which you will see on Thursday on my blog, along with several other Dresdens I made too.
I especially love your table topper. It looks like a big sunflower! Your Christmas quilt is going to be beautiful too!
You captured your picture perfectly in that Dresden sunflower! Way to go.. and jump starting Christmas is always a good thing. Thank you for taking the Dare. Hugs & Happy Hopping
Beautiful sunflower! I'm with you on the Christmas in January thing--just finished my sons' stockings last night, because the last few years I always intend to do them in December and you can imagine how that goes!
Your Dresden is wonderful ...I really like the fabric
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Hi!!! Your sunflower is beautiful!!! Love it!! I would use it now to help brighten these gray days!!! It is so cheerful!!! Yes!!! Christmas is already on the way!!! Years seem to fly by to me!!! Thank You
I love the Dresden done in segments! I'm going to add it to my "Hmmm, that looks interesting" list too.
Ahhh! You're making me want to start on Christmas stuff for this year! lol!
Love your Dresdens - thank you for sharing!
Very nice. Love the Chrismas Dresdens. Thanks for sharing.
Love that sunflower Dresden! It is beautiful in those colors and so cheery. Your Christmas Dresden looks like it will be amazing, too. :o)
Lovely sunflower. :-)
Thanks for sharing.
Great Sunflower. I like your Christmas ones too. Thanks for sharing.
Great project.
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Rosemary B here: first off... I looked at your post below. Your son and daughter in law are adorable.
Okay, now on to your projects. I love the first, just beautiful. Love the sunflower, that is really nice. I also love the dresdens with the red background. super pretty
Your Dresden block does look like a Sunflower. Very pretty. It is cold and cloudy here,too, so the block brought a touch of sunshine into a dreary day.Thanks so much for sharing.
Your sunflower is wonderful. Love the colors. It brightens up a dreary day! Your wreaths are awesome too...your right..only 11 months till Christmas...Your smart to start now!. Thanks for sharing.
Your sunflower is wonderful. Love the colors. It brightens up a dreary day! Your wreaths are awesome too...your right..only 11 months till Christmas...Your smart to start now!. Thanks for sharing.
Wow...that was a lot of hard work right there! And it is sooooo awesome! Great Job!
Wonderful Dresdens. They look terrific.
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Love your table topper! Thanks for sharing!
Love your sunflower dresden! Don't you love online tutorials? I see you are still creating lovely quilted projects!
Love the segmented Dresdens. Very cute.
Very bright and sunny:)
So much inspiration and I am really loving this type of pieced Dresden. Thank you very much from Judy C
Oh I LOVE the red back ground. Very pretty.
Very lovely sunflower dresden! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful sunflower.
Your sunflower table mat is a lovely burst of sunshine right now!
Thanks for sharing the link to Lurline's tute, it's another "must try"!
Beautiful sunflower dresden. OMG the tiny pieces!
I like the bright red background fabric, it really shows off your Dresden's. Yes, I am ready also for the warmer weather and to see the beautiful blooms again.
Love your sunflower dresden! It is so warm and sunny!
Beautiful Sunflower! Your experiment paid off. It has varying tones just like a real one would have in the sun with shadows hitting it in different places. The Dresden seems like a natural for Christmas. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful colors and perfect to be a sunflower dresden! blessings, marlene
I love the sunflower Dresden.
Great sunflower!! So cheery it makes me want spring to get here NOW!!!
Well done, Jeanne! I love your sunflower and the Christmas project is going to be a pretty one too.
It does look like a sunflower, and it just lets me think about summer,when we have not had much winter here yet.
How beautiful. The sunflower/black eyed susan definitely would make a beautiful quilt. I love black eyed susans, they remind me of the freedom of childhood, lol.
I so love these sunflowers! Yes!
Beautiful sunflower Dresden.
I love your sunflower dresden and it looks lovely on the red backing. Thanks for sharing.
Great projects - your sunny sunflower is so happy!! And those Christmas Dresdens will be fabulous when you finish. I still have one or two or seven Christmas projects going this month :)
That's a great dresden flower. It adds a nice spot of colored happiness to the gray days of winter. Thanks for the link for more details.
I will definitely check out that tutorial. Love the scrappy look! Thanks for hopping today!
I love the sunflower inspiration for your Dresden! Yes, only 11 months 'til Christmas.....gotta get 'em done! ;)
Beautiful sunflower! I like your other Dresdens too. Thanks for sharing.
Love your sunflower dresden.
Your red/green ones will be great at the holidays.
Love that sunflower!!
It is very pretty! It seems like more and more I am drawn to smaller projects that brighten my house in sweet ways. I have been enjoying the Dresden links too! Cheers! Evelyn
Gorgeous sunflower Dresden!
the sunflower dresden is amazing! I love the red ones too, perfect for Christmas
Another dresden I will have to add to my favroties! Love that sunflower.
Gorgeous, Jeanne---what a lovely bright spot of color in a grey day, huh? :) I'm not sure I could put it away and wait for Summer...
Your fabrics are perfect for your sun flower table topper. Great job! Thanks for sharing and inspiring us on the blog hop. Happy stitching, Pauline
The sunflower dresden is beautiful. I'm going to have to try the tutorial because I love the look of that technique!
Thanks so much! I enjoyed your Dresdens.
gorgeous dresden blossom, looks like summer. Thanks for sharing.
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Such pretty dresdens! Love those sunflower ones.
Your sunflowers are darling! Thanks for sharing.
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