Friday, June 14, 2019

Chevron Dresden Plates

A dresden quilt was the very first one I made when I got back into quilting in my late 20's, so I've always had a soft spot for this design. Awhile back I bought a bundle of these cheerful Riley Blake chevron fat-quarters, and decided to make them into Dresden blocks, alternating the chevrons with a matching solid.


I haven't been spending much time on sewing lately (in case you hadn't noticed), so this has been a slow project. First, all the chevron pieces needed to be cut out with a template, so there was lots of fiddly tracing and scissors work. Now I'm working on sewing each chevron blade, which then needs to be turned out and pressed to create a nice point.


My template must be a bit off, because the chevron circles are a little too big, so I'm having to go back in and re-sew the blades together so they'll lay correctly. With my next batch I'm going to sew with a bigger seam allowance and see if that corrects the problem. As you can see, I have quite a few left to complete, but I'm liking how they're turning out so far.