Dresden Neighborhood Color Block Sew Along

Hi everyone! The 28th of the month is here which means a new Dresden Neighborhood Color Block block!

It’s never too late to join in the #DresdenNeighborhoodCBSAL – here’s the list of all the colors. Feel free to join in anytime or go back and do a previous month!

+ January – Classic Blue
– check out the top @quiltkt made!
+ February – Honeysuckle (aka Pink)
– @quiltkt’s neighborhood is OUT OF THIS WORLD!
+ March – Cactus (aka Green)
+ April – Violet
+ May – Jaffa Orange
+ June – Mint Leaf
+ July – Lemon Zest
+ August – Turquoise
+ September – Molten Lava
+ October – charcoal
+ November – Caramel Cafe
+ December – Snow White

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE?

Purchase my downloadable Dresden Neighborhood pdf Pattern either on my website or etsy here. (If you already purchased the pattern you’re welcome to join in the fun. But if you look at the pattern and think you can make it without the pattern I’d still appreciate it if you purchase it since you are then supporting me as a designer.)

Dresden Plate Ruler. I recommend the EZ Quilting Dresden Quilt Tool Set too but if you have a different one (for instance – Creative Grids) already that’s not a problem.

Heat N Bond Lite

Heat N Bond Ultrahold

Fabric Scraps! This is a great project to use up your scraps! The background of each Dresden Neighborhood is 24” square but this can be pieced so again – scraps work just fine.

OPTIONAL:

Me and My Sister Designs Me and My Sister Double Wide Dresden Ruler – this will enable you to easily create “double-wide” houses for your neighborhoods! It’s completely optional.

10″ Diameter rotating cutting mat (or larger but not too large so it doesn’t fit in your sewing area) – this just makes cutting your Dresden Plates easier. I have one and it’s awesome when I remember that I can just rotate the cutting board and not myself … I just have to actually remember that!

Dresden Neighborhood Roof, Window and Door Vinyl and Cork Scrap Pack

MAY IS ORANGE

My husband’s birthday is in May and his favorite color is orange so it seemed appropriate for me to choose orange for this months color theme. If you don’t have enough purple in your stash and you want to supplement it you can find some great fat quarter bundles of orange at the fat quarter shop like Orange You Glad It’s Halloween Fat Quarter Bundle and Oranges Bella Solids Colors of Moda Fat Quarter Bundle. I also so this fabulous Orange fabric by Kaffe Fassett on the site that I want!