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The Story of the Stripey Dresden Quilt

Aug 1, 2013 by quiltjane 32 Comments

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a group of royal quilters. They were a very clever bunch of quilters who delighted in making blocks for others and collectively called themselves the QCA Bee #2 (Quilt Club Australia Bee No 2).
It was Lady Quiltjane of the Kingdom of Brisbane that was to be the selector of a block for March 2012 and sent out a royal proclamation to all the kingdoms of the DownUnder Lands to make this special block. Each Lady of noble birth made a block (or sometimes 2) and sent them by royal carrier pigeon to the Kingdom of Brisbane.

Alas, the blocks lay dormant until the ‘No WIP shall ever be completed’, spell cast by the evil witch had been broken.

101″ x 101″ for the royal bed

The elves (I wish)  and Lady Quiltjane worked day and night to complete the quilt made by Ladies, Bronwyn, Anorina, Waverlee, Kim, Tracey, Phillipa, Janine, McKenna, Jessica, Laura, Kelly, and Sue.

Magic bubbles and Swirls for quilting
Gold and Silver threads spun in the Magical Kingdom
of Aurifil #1135 and #2600 50wt Cotton

This beauty was reserved for the label at the back.
Michael Miller Clown Stripe Binding donated by the Royal Jester
Background from the sacred texts of Michael Miller, Kaufman, Timeless Treasures
Spotlight
Dotty Background
The Royal Sheep donated the Wool/Poly Batting. (Yes, they do look
like poodles)

The End.

P.S I forgot to mention that all the background fabrics, backing and applique dots were done with material already in my stash. The design was limited by the yardage on hand. 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aurifil, Dresden Plate, Kaufman, Michael Miller, Solids, Spotlight

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Comments

  1. torinainstitches says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 2:00

    This turned out AMAZING. Nice work.

    Reply
  2. Ella says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 2:07

    So so glorious! Definitely worthy of a queen!

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  3. suemac says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 3:10

    Love the texty fabric in the background.

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  4. Carla says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 3:46

    This is just so so fabulous! I love all the fabrics and the fun quilting.

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  5. Brenda says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 3:49

    very fun! I like using stripes to change the look of blocks.

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  6. elliek says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 4:38

    Those blocks look amazing and I had a good laugh at the entire post. Well done

    Reply
  7. Little Island Quilting says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 5:49

    Simply stunning.

    Reply
  8. Fiona says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 6:03

    It's gorgeous… great selection for a block… and a great story to go with it…
    Hugz

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  9. Rachaeldaisy says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 6:46

    Absolutely Stunning!! I love every bit of this quilt from the clever block, fabulous fabrics to the great quilt layout. It goes without saying the quilting is brilliant. Congratulations on an amazing quilt!

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  10. Waverlee says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 6:59

    Love what you did with the blocks 🙂

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  11. Vera says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 7:18

    What a great fairy tail with happy ending! Well done!

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  12. Jo @ life in lists says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 7:35

    Wowsers, it looks gorgeous! I love the borders.

    Reply
  13. Abby W @ColorBarQuilts says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 11:01

    That is so gorgeous.

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  14. Kim says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 11:05

    That is absolutely stunning Lady Quiltjane, and it was an honour and a privilege to contribute to it 🙂

    Reply
  15. MsMidge says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 12:29

    Well you know how much I love this! It's HUGE! x

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  16. Pam says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 13:58

    love the quilt

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  17. Sooli says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 14:14

    Love the blocks, the quilt and the legend of Lady Quiltjane! (The royal sheeps is mightily cute also!)

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  18. kim says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 14:56

    I like Dresdens and I LOVE your modern take on them. I love the whole quilt!!

    Reply
  19. threadtime says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 16:40

    This quilt is fabulous! I had to pin it for my to do list down the road. Beautiful job.

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  20. Lou says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 19:00

    Oh My! I LOVE it!!!!
    Your presentation was awesome!
    What a great way to use up fabrics!

    Reply
  21. Lisa C says

    Aug 1, 2013 at @ 21:42

    FABULOUS@@@@@ Love your story!

    Reply
  22. Jess @ Scrappy n Happy says

    Aug 2, 2013 at @ 4:06

    Very cool Jane!

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  23. Michele says

    Aug 2, 2013 at @ 14:52

    Absolutely fabulous. I really love it.

    Reply
  24. heartsease54 says

    Aug 2, 2013 at @ 17:01

    I absolutely LOVE this quilt. It is gorgeous.

    Reply
  25. Newbie Jen says

    Aug 3, 2013 at @ 21:48

    Love this one! So colorful and fun!

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  26. Laura says

    Aug 4, 2013 at @ 0:07

    Ha, great post Lady Quiltjane!

    Reply
  27. Vickie says

    Aug 10, 2013 at @ 12:13

    WOW< THAT"S BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

    Reply
  28. roccagal says

    Sep 1, 2013 at @ 2:32

    wow a real stunner and the post was very entertaining as well-thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  29. Susan Guzman says

    Sep 23, 2013 at @ 16:13

    Marvelous quilt! So imaginative, too!

    Reply
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  32. RWTreasure says

    Mar 31, 2017 at @ 1:34

    I love Dresden Plates and Fans. I love String Pieced Quilts.
    You’ve brought me more than I’d’ve dreamed up myself! How could I not have tho’t of it before?
    Soooooo glad you did, & that you’ve shared it.
    Big Thank Yous!!

    One question, any chance of a downloadable, pdf version of it available?? Or for any of your other tutorials?
    They make it soooooo much easier to use a pattern, having Printer Friendly, d/l versions to follow.

    That aside, smashingly gorgeous quilt!

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