Taught this wonderful class on Dresden plates, had lots of fun with my students. We explored the many possibilities of the dresden tool and the many looks you can achieve with it. Now I am working on my very traditional Dresden Plate quilt. There are twenty different fabrics for the blades and a yellow for the centers. There will be a total of twenty blocks.

 This is how I am doing the centers. I draw a circle on the lightweight fusible interfacing then lay it on the right side of my yellow fabric and stitch on the circle. I cut a slit and turn it right side out then when everything is properly placed, I press it to the center of my Dresden.

 This is the first one ready to stitch down, which I am doing by hand.

 Butter yellow and Nile green are my sashing choices. I am thinking yellow inside of the green with maybe a nine patch cornerstone, but to be different it might be a quarter square triangle. Some choices can be made when I get there.

This is what I have left of my reproduction thirties, not much anymore. The pile of white underneath is small leftovers from other projects. Looks like it could be a very nice scrappy log cabin one of these days.
So it was Oregon Coast Shop Hop time not to long ago, and I did make it to a few shops with my sister(insert happy face). We had a great day, two shops in Newport then down to Waldport, worth the extra 16 miles. they also have yarn! Then up to BJ's, Jane's in Tillamook and a quick stop in Wheeler since it was a Sunday afternoon and shops were closing. We missed Cannon Beach and the two shops in Astoria. Maybe we will make a trip just for them, I say we but it is really me since she lives in the lovely town of Astoria.
Keep Quilting and support your local quilt shop!!
Rita