English paper pieced Dresden block: I’ve been wanting to make new pillow covers for a whi
English paper pieced Dresden block: I’ve been wanting to make new pillow covers for a while, to replace the ones that I made about 5 years ago, which have been very well-used and worn. I figured I would take the opportunity of having more time at home to do some hand sewing - English paper piecing. I decided on Dresden blocks, using a pull of Carolyn Friedlander fabrics. I used free Dresden templates from Occasional Piece Quilts - I have used her templates before, for a bag I made several years ago. They work perfectly with 2.5″ x 5″ pieces of fabric - which is half a charm square (a great project if you have some charm squares around!) I just printed one sheet of templates, traced shapes onto thicker cardstock for piecing, and cut them out by hand.I finished off the first patchwork section the other day, which I’ll appliqué to a solid colour background. I think I’ll leave the centre open, like a ring or wreath. I’ll start on a second one, so I have a pair of pillows. I may hand quilt these as well, or at least add some hand stitching around somewhere! -- source link
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