On Monday at the Franklins P&Q class we discovered the Dresden Plate block with a difference. Since the class I have trawled the internet and found several iterations of this style. I have never made a Dresden Plate block before but now I am hooked. You can expect to see many more – in fact I have even offered to tutor a class!

This is my first attempt. The outer ring of ‘blades’ is made using scraps from a previous quilt project. The central ‘star’ is in plain Calico. The block is applied to the backing fabric of plain Calico using a neat straight stitch. The centre circle of print fabric has been lightly padded before application. Next step is to pipe the cushion cover in the Green print and apply an envelope back.