November Dresden Plate Challenge - Island Batik Blog Hop

 This month's challenge/assignment for Island Batik Ambassadors is to create a quilt using the classic quilt pattern - DRESDEN PLATE. Here's mine and you can see Izzy bear can't wait to snuggle under it.

I received the new Willow Creek Collection - remember the surprise package I got a few months ago ...It was full of this beautiful fabric!

Here's close-ups of all the yummy fabrics.

And the beautiful blues and playing with piecing

I choose to go with foundation paper piecing and a simpler version of the multi-bladed Dresden to really showcase the fabrics.

I experimented with A LOT of different arrangements but finally decided on this modern version with a central block surrounded by radiating partial plates.

Dazzling Dresdens

November 2024

Sandra Starley

Foundation paper piecing and standard piecing

Machine Quilting

Original Design

Fabrics: Island Batik Willow Creek Collection

ALL 20 fabrics

Batting: Hobbs Thermore Batting and 

Piecing and Quilting Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Needle: Schmetz Quilting Needles 

                             Pieced and quilted by Sandra Starley

 ***Fabrics provided by Island Batik, batting by Hobbs, thread by Aurifil, and needles by Schmetz and Smart Iron by Oliso ***** 

Visit my fellow ambassadors to see their amazing Dresden Plate Creations! And visit the Island Batik Blog for give-aways and to catch up on all the month's fun. 

WEEK 4

November 25:

• Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels
• Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting For You

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best - BestQuilter
Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts
Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts
Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch By Stitch Custom Quilting
Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You
Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs
Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt