Let it snow

During 2010 and 2011 I belonged to a group of quilters called Stash Pot Pie.  We met every other month and would receive two quilt patterns to work on and share our projects at our next meeting.   The variety of patterns made it a great skill builder.  

One of the challenges was the Dresden plate.  Since I already made a traditional Dresden plate quilt I decided to try a different spin and make a deconstructed version.

Making the Dresden plate in the center of the block and adding quarter Dresden plates around the corners gave the look of large snowflakes.  So let it snow

The contrast of white and royal blue make these snowflakes pop.

This close up shows the quarter squares surrounding the full Dresden plate.
Although the square above doesn't look square - it is just how the fabric
was draped when the photo was taken.  It is square