Dresden Garden

It's been a long road.  I can finally share the Dresden Garden quilt.   It was replicated from a photo of a similar quilt.  That quilt had an ombre fabric backing, so I suspected it was no larger than 40 inches square.  My Dresden Garden quilt needed to fit nicely on a queen size bed.

It was started June 2018.  It is now finished.  It measures 92 by 106.  The background was created with 10 different shades of batiks to resemble the ombre effect.  It was quilted with Hobbs 80/20 batting.  The appliques were all individually quilted,  then stitched onto the background layer.  The dresdens all have jumbo white ric rac stitched around the center and the outer layers.    I had prepared a white picket fence to put on the bottom edge,  but ran out of room to place it.  This was a huge endeavor for me.  I quilted it on my Artistic Quilter 16 hand-guided,  sit-down machine.

.I'm joining these linky parties this week.  Be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.
                               Monday    -    Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
                   
                      Wednesday       -     Quilt Fabrication

                                                     The Inquiring Quilter

                                                    Esthers Quilt Blog

                          Friday       -      Alycia's Quilt Blog

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