Are YOU working as hard on your Dresden Home as Emma has been to show it to you?
Thanks to those of you showing your 12 Days progress & also for those that commented on yesterday’s post for the 1/2 yd. bundle of blacks & creams.
Rita Herzberger is the winner of that bundle!
Rita, I hope you’re enjoying your trip!
Please email your snail mail info so I can send you the bundle – SuznQuilts@aol.com.
On this 5th Day of Christmas, we’re going to make my favorite, a Tiny Dresden!
This is another pic where Tamara’s quilting really shows up.
As I mentioned in the fabric list,
you could make this TD with 1 red fabric,
but that’s no fun!
3 is fun!
Tip for making FLAT Dresdens – make sure you’re sewing a scant 1/4″ seam THE ENTIRE length of the seam. When your seam allowance isn’t consistent, you’ll either have a “bowl” (because the center of your plate’s seams are too big) or a “mountain” (because the center of your plate’s seams are too small). If your plate isn’t flat, turn it over & examine the seams.
Another tip – spray & iron your fabrics with Mary Ellen’s Best Press. These are all bias edges & they’re being put through your machine over & over so it’s easy to distort them.
Have fun!
Click below to download the instructions to make a Tiny Dresden plate.
Show us your progress on my Sewing With Susan FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewingWithSusan
Comment here whether you like adding as many fabrics as you can to a quilt, like I do, or if you prefer a minimal pallet.
I’ll be drawing for a prize!
The prize today is more fabric!
16 fat 1/4s of Trinkets by Kathy Hall for Andover Fabrics.
That’s 4 yards of fabric!
Comment here before I post Day 6 homework tomorrow & you will be entered in a drawing to win this fabric for your next quilt.
Just Keep Sewing,
Susan
Quilting my way through life! 
Actually, I let the pattern tell me if it wants to be scrappy or have a limited pallet, because I make both. Thanks.
I agree. Sometimes the design is enhanced by more fabrics & sometimes it’s not.
More the merrier. Probably because I am not into the modarn stuff at all. Even the same color, different prints give different textures and depth in colors.
I’m not into modern (solids it should be called) either.
I’m trying to catch up. I’d like to win that fabric Remember me
I could never forget you!
I like a set palette most of the time.
Set palletes & kits are easier to manage for sure & sometimes just what a design needs.
Love your tiny Dresdens! They monthly blocks are on my todo list for 2024!
Thanks! The Tiny Dresden quilts are fun & quick too!
I like adding many fabrics to quilts. The color assortment in the pictured fabrics is stunning! Like how the reds blend in your dresden plate–looking forward to using this tool for a demo with sewing friends.
Yum & yay! lol
It depends on the pattern as to how many fabrics I work with. But, I may make it twice to try a different color pallet.
I usually picture the second version in my head, but I did make my Christmas Day, Night & Morning 3 times because of fabric only!
I like using different colors especially from my scrap stash-which is what I’m doing for this project. I love it!!
Good!
I prefer a set palate. I am not good at “letting go”. If I have specific directions for what color where, I’m all for it. I just can’t be scrappy. I try, but my inner demons won’t let me. 😉
Somethings we just have no control over! I can’t work in pastels…
I like different colors in some projects and in others I focus more on just a few colors or maybe just two. I love the little Dresdens and the trees.
Thanks! I can’t get enough of them.
Always love your 12 days of Christmas sew alongs. 🪡🧵. Thank you .
Thanks, Angela!
It really depends on the pattern but I’m more of a color pallette girl!
And no way we can change now, right? lol
I love all fabric. I liked a controlled palette and I love making scrap quilts with all I got.
Wish I had the patience to do scrappy!
I like many prints with a single constant other than a neutral background when it is an all over patterned quilt.
Me too!
I’m loving this quilt along. I love scrappy quilts so the more the merrier!
Most of the time I fall in love with a pattern because of the color pallet used on the cover so I usually stick to that. I do have several pattern books that are scrappy minded.
Many can’t see past the colors on the covers. Sometimes I can & other times I can’t. I do like to see how others change fabrics on my patterns. Sometimes I like other quilters’ choices better than mine! lol
Picked up a grey fabric at Itchn to be StitchN and I noticed the lady checking out in front of me was collecting her fabrics and tiny tree templates. Looks like there are a lot of quilters joining in on this sew along. Thanks.
I was there today as well! It was packed in there! I hope to see more & more trees. You’re welcome!
The more fabrics, tha better! I love the scrappy look!
Love, love, love!
hi – I love scrappy and using my stash.
I like to use my stash too, but nothing’s much better than buying new fabric!
I like scrappy, the more colors the better! Thanks for all your sharing.
It seems most quilters here like their scrappy stash! You’re welcome!
I like to use a variety of colors! Never boring or tedious!
I have a hard time choosing colors, but I do try to be a bit scrappy when challenged. I’m behind but will try to catch up on the 1st!
I tend to take a minimalist view — that way I know it matches.