Patchwork & Quilting UK – August 2019

PROJECT // stars and fl owers

58 British Patchwork & Quilting AUGUST 2019

BLOCK 8 – FAT POINTED

DRESDEN STAR

Louisa used a blue print and a multi print

to make these super-sized Dresden Plates

which make a striking six pointed star.

CUTTING

1. From cream cut:
   one, 13½" square.

PREPARATION

1a. Trace Dresden Plate template given

full size on Pattern Sheet six times onto

thick paper.

b. Cut out carefully on lines.

2a. Take one paper piece and a dab

little glue on paper. Stick paper piece to

wrong side of multi print.

b. Cut out adding approx. ¼" seam

allowance, illust. 1a.

3a. Using sharp scissors, snip into seam

allowance along bottom curved edge.

b. Ensure you stop cutting a couple of

threads away from edge of paper.

4a. Run some glue along curved bottom

edge of paper piece and fold fabric seam

allowance over edge of paper, pulling

gently to ensure a nice sharp edge,

illust. 1b.

b. Run some glue up left edge of paper

piece and fold fabric over in same way,

illust. 1c.

c. Continue basting edges until shape

is completely glue basted, illust. 1d.

5. Make total of three plates each in
   multi print and blue print.

ENGLISH PAPER PIECING

1a. Knot your thread and bring it up

from behind seam allowance of one

Dresden Plate, illust. 2a.

b. Place two different Dresden plates

right sides together and place a binding

clip, if you have one, at opposite end to

hold secure. Working from back, bring

needle through very edges of both

shapes towards front, illust. 2b.

c. Pull thread tight and then take it

over the top and through from back

again, illust. 2c.

d. Continue to sew along seam,

bringing thread through loops of last

couple of stitches to secure, then cut

thread.

2. Continue joining Dresden Plates in
   same way with tight whipped stitch,
   joining last two plates to complete ring,
   illust. 3.

APPLIQUÉ

1a. Spray complete ring with a gentle

starch and press with a dry hot iron,

paying particular attention to inner

and outer edges so you don’t lose that

sharp fold when you come to needle

turn appliqué.

b. Gently pull back seam allowances

and remove papers.

2a. Take 13½" cream square and fold

illust. 1. Prepare pieces

a. Cut out fabric piece

c. Baste next edge

b. Glue baste curved bottom edge

d. Complete basted shape

illust. 2. Join pieces

a. Bring up thread in seam allowance

b. Bring needle through very edges of

fabrics

c. Whip stitch edges