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Sewing the Scrappy Irish Chain Dresden Plate Quilt Again.

As my readers know, I started this quilt a s part of the 

Scrappy Irish Chain Sew Along @ Coriander Quilts

and was making good progress in January and February.

I was at the point where my blocks were complete 

and I was sewing the blocks together into rows.

to the center of my alternate blocks.

Then the great dining room renovation happened.

 At the end of August, my qulty kitties and I were at last able to set up 

our ...

 Dresden Plate Fan Blades with Jelly Roll Scraps.

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Dresden Plate Tutorial.

The rain is falling and it is breezy

but the worst of the hurricane is passing us 100 miles out to sea. 

and Nutmeg and I are sewing.

Today is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day.

so I have decided today is a good day to share how I have made

In March, I decided to use my blue, yellow, green and white jelly roll scraps by

Adding Dresden Plates to my Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt

To make scrappy Dresden plate ...

Today for Scrappy Saturday I am appliqueing my Dresden Plates

 to my alternate blocks in my

Scrappy Irish Chain & Dresden Plates Quilt

I used dots of applique glue top hold my pieces in place while I 

To make the green center for my plates, 

Scrappy Irish Chain Plus Dresden Plates

I have made some progress this week.

When I unpacked my plastic bins with my sewing stuff I found my chain blocks

 and the Dresden plates I had pieced and the blades laid out 

for what I thought was ...

... the rest of the center plates that I needed for my alternate blocks.

Today I did some scrappy sewing in my happy place again. 

It feels good to be back. 

Scrappy Irish Chain & Dresden Plate Quilt

This was the quilt I was working on when I had to move my sewing machine

 and pack up all my fabric, projects, supplies and tools and such

so we could begin work on the room renovations in my dining room sewing corner. 

I really love these fabrics and this pattern. 

This is a free pattern and all the info may be found in the link below:

Scrappy Irish Chain Sew ...