It is an absolute patchwork classic - and it looks simply stunning! We will show you how to sew the famous Dresden Plate (sometimes also called the Dresden Teller) - without any stress and without an expensive patchwork course! :)
After discovering our love for patchwork (and American
sewing decor) during our
trip to the USA, we wanted to create a SewSimple-friendly tutorial for a real classic for you: the Dresden Plate.
The Dresden Plate is a project that should really be part of every
patchwork basics course. Unfortunately, these courses usually cost a lot of money! Yet the Dresden Plate is so simple that even beginners can easily master it in a short amount of time.
In our tutorial, we will show you how it works.
Sewing a Dresden Plate - Here’s how!
For our Dresden Plate, we primarily used fabric scraps left over from previous
projects. In terms of colors, we stuck to cream, apricot, and aqua tones.
In our example, we decorated a cushion with the Dresden Plate. At the end of the tutorial, we will show you how we did that.
Our pattern should ideally result in a plate consisting of 16 parts. Depending on the seam allowance, you might need one part more or less. In our example, we managed with 15 parts.
You really shouldn't stress about that.
If you want to be precise, you can follow the seam allowance we marked in the pattern. But you really don't have to.
Your Dresden Plate will look great even if you cheat a little!
What can you use Dresden Plates for?
Colorful patchwork quilts and pillows are classic uses. But they are also wonderful for decorating potholders, tea towels, and bed linen.
By the way, I recently sewed our new
Portobella cosmetic bag in the Dresden style - the pattern is also available as a freebie!
Info about the pattern
Unlike the American original, our free pattern is not divided into inches but into centimeters. Depending on how narrow the individual segments are, you will naturally need more parts. We have written down the required number of segments (i.e., the "petals"). Depending on the seam allowance, it might occasionally be one more or less.
Because we have since decorated more bags and blankets with the Dresden Plate, we bought a plastic template for it. Because it is transparent, you can easily mark the center with it. Overall, you can naturally work more precisely with it than with a cardboard template. For your first attempt, however, that will definitely suffice!
The
plastic templates* come in different widths. This is what it looks like:
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There are also templates that come with
the matching inner circle*:
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Materials needed for the Dresden Plate
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