To showcase their newest fabric collections, Island Batik is hosting a blog hop over most of the month of December showcasing the new fabric and the classic Dresden Plate block. Each Island Batik Ambassador was sent one of the new collections and was tasked with creating a Dresden Plate quilt. The first two weeks of the hope have already passed and there have been some amazing creations!
I was sent Turtle Cove, a beautiful water-inspired collection of blues and greens with hints of turquoise. Turtle Cove was designed by Kathy Engle as a signature collection for Kari Nichols of Quilting Renditions. I was so excited to get this collection, and I'm even more excited about what I made with it! But you'll have to wait for that; my day on the hop is this Thursday, November 21st.
Several of the Ambassadors have noted that their quilt for this challenge is their first Dresden Plate quilt. That got me thinking about the previous Dresden-inspired quilts I've made, and there are three! And all of them are projects I made as previous Island Batik challenges. The first was four years ago, Dresden's Butterfly Garden for the Inspired By Nature blog hop in November 2020. I played with making butterflies using blades from the Dresden plate, and I added whole Dresdens as flowers.
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| photo by K. Mellnik |
My second Dresden-based project was in July of 2021, when I made a fun turkey to hang on my door for the Never Too Early holiday-themed challenge. This was a pattern from Vicki who blogs at Vicki's Crafts & Quilting, and you can still get the pattern in her etsy shop. Her pattern is for a table runner but I just wanted the one turkey. It being the right time of year, I have this hanging on my front door now!
And for the Marvelous Mini challenge in August 2022, I made a Dresden Plate rainbow clock! Actually, I made three of them, though only one is pictured here.
Looking for more lovely Dresden Plate quilts? Check out all of the Island Batik Ambassadors and their Dresden Plate blog hop projects, and then come back on Thursday to see mine!
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