Quilting Challenge #3: Dresden Plate Wall Quilt

[Homerof2]

My entry for this quilt challenge is a Dresden Plate Wall Quilt.  This is only the second time I've made the dresden plate pattern but when I saw this challenge announced I just knew I could make it work with charm squares.  The quilt measures 18" x 18".

Hanging on my new craft room wall:


                            


On a dark background (you can really see the squares here)

                    


Just to prove I followed the rules, here are pictures of the plate squares, the background squares, the circle squares and the backing and batting:

   

         

My patterns (took awhile to find something just the right size for the circle, yeah for Tupperware!)

          

The back, showing the quilting

                  

[lovesclutter]

Love this, great job. This is the type of wall art quilt that would brighten my day every time I looked at it.

[MareMare]

It's beautiful, Homerof2! Great use of the Charm Squares, I really like how the pieced background looks!

[Homerof2]

I really like how the pieced background looks!

Surprisingly so do I!  I wasn't sure even up until yesterday if I was going to finish this quilt for the challenge or just say forget the challenge and put the plate on a solid background.  In the end I'm glad I did go ahead, especially once I hung it on the diagonal on my wall.

[alwaysinmyroom]

It is really lovely!  I love that you used a lid to make your circle..

You used such cheerful colors and prints!

[Homerof2]

You used such cheerful colors and prints!

I was at a quilt show in the spring with lots of vendors and one was selling bags of 'scraps' so I purchased one.  All these materials, except the orange, were in that bag and I just knew I had to use them together to make something.