Use ¼" seams and press in the direction of the arrows.
1 Quilt is 75" x 75".
Hexagon Center Make 171 assorted cream hexagons following the directions in the 1" hexagon papers package. Join 19 hexagons using an overcast stitch. Remove the paper. Make 9. 1"
Fabric Cutting
Join 19 hexagons. Hexagon Center Make 9.
Dresden Plate Blades: From EACH of the 8 prints cut 2-61/2" x width of fabric strips
Sashing (cream): 16-11/2" x width of fabric strips From the strips, cut 32-11/2" x 22" strips Sashing and Binding (red): 28-11/2" x width of fabric strips From the strips, cut 55-11/2" x 22" strips 8-21/2" x width of fabrics strips Sew the strips end to end to make the bindng.
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Dresden Plate Block (A) Fold a 61/2" x width of fabric strip in half. Align the widest part (or top) of the dresden ruler with the edge of the strip, cut. Rotate the ruler, cut. Cut a total of 180 blades from the 16-61/2" x width of fabric strips. ruler top
61/2" x WOF
fold
Dresden Plate Background: 5-211/2" x width of fabric strips From the strips, cut 9-211/2" squares
Make 171.
Cut 180 blades.
ruler top
(B) Fold a blade in half, right sides together as shown. Sew across the top. Trim the corner. Press open. Repeat with the 180 blades. Join 20 blades. Make 9 Dresden Plates. trim
sew fold wrong side
Join 20 blades. Make 9.
(C) Appliqué the Dresden Plate to a 211/2" background square. Appliqué the hexagon center to the block. Make 9.
Dresden Plate Block 211/2" x 211/2" unfinished Make 9.
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Nine-patch blocks (A) Join 1-11/2" x 22" red and 2-11/2" x 22" cream strips together as shown. Press toward the red sashing. Make 3 strip sets. Cut 32-11/2" wide segments. 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22" Make 3 strip sets.
Cut 32.
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Arrange and sew 3 sashing combinations and 1 Nine-Patch in a row as shown. Press away from the Nine-Patches. Make 4 rows. Arrange and sew 4 sashings and 3 Dresden Plate blocks in a row as shown. Press away from the Dresden Plate blocks. Make 3 rows. Arrange and sew the rows together as shown.
11/2"
(B) Join 1-11/2" x 22" cream and 2-11/2" x 22" red strips together as shown. Press toward the red strips. Make 2 strip sets. Cut 16-11/2" wide segments. 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22" Make 2 strip sets.
Cut 16. 11/2"
(C) Join the units to make one Nine-Patch. Repeat to make 16. Nine-Patch 31/2" x 31/2" unfinished Make 16.
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Sashing Join 1-11/2" x 22" cream and 2-11/2" x 22" red sashing strips together as shown. Press toward the red sashing. Make 24. Trim the sashing to 31/2" x 211/2". 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22" 11/2" x 22"
Sashing Set
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Trim to 31/2" x 211/2" unfinished Make 24.
Join 1 nine-patch and 1 sashing set. Make 12.
Sashing Combination 31/2" x 241/2" unfinished Make 12.