Do-it-Yourself Dresdens

I taught a (very small) 3 hr workshop on Dresdens last night at The Studio on 9th.  I love Dresdens!  They are so versatile.  They go WAAAY back but have resurfaced in the past 5 years with the modern quilting movement.  In my class, we made our own custom templates by calculating the angles and lengths to make any size Dresden with the petal count of your choice.  I heart geometry.  Here are some of the results.

this will be stitched onto a table runner - 10" eight petal Dresdens

One woman had pretty floral reproduction fabrics.  One had bold solids.  What a range.

party colors

And yes... she did make a teeny tiny one!  The big ones are 8 petals and 8 inches across.  The little ones are a 12 petal and about 4" across.  She pieced it all on her machine too!!  Awesome.  We didn't even use a calculator.  Easy as pi.  (haha)  Pressing was the hard part I would suspect. 

WOW hey?  Love it.  Thanks Bernie and Bonnie.  Now I'm inspired to whip up some more myself.  I'll be running this class again in the spring (dates to be announced) and would be happy to do a private workshop if anyone wants to gather a group together before Christmas.  I have lots or free time now.  The class is cheap and the hostess gets it for free.  Gotta love that.

Have a great day!