Dresden Plate & Correcting Stitches.

I've inherited a few treasures from my mother's library.  Here are the two I'm losing myself in right now.  I've already gotten a pattern from "Log Cabin Fever" that I want to try....Bears Need Homes Too.  It combines the log cabin with the bear paw pattern.  Can't wait to really start planning it out.

The purple/blue Dresden Plate is the latest for "Lydia's Quilt of Purple".  I really started it about 7 months ago with the idea of doing a table runner as a wedding gift for Sally...but, alas, as with most of my plans....I started too late and just couldn't get it done.  Now it will go in the quilt, but I have enough already cut to do something for Sally.  Maybe I can get it done for her 1 year anniversary gift!

As storms hit late last night, I pulled out the plate to occupy my mind until the storm passed.  It had not been laying flat and I pulled out my ruler and realized that when hand stitching this, I had only done a 1/8 seam allowance.  I went through and marked all the blocks for a 1/4 seam allowance during my breaks yesterday and then last night re-stitched every piece. Can you see in the above picture where I marked and re-stitched? (You may have to click on the picture to really see it.)  Then a good press (below) had it laying flat.  You better believe that I went ahead and marked the rest of my pieces before I started stitching the other plates!  I don't want to do anymore re-stitching.

This particular Dresden Plate was taken from "Sewflakes" by Kathy Wylie, here's link to her website.  I love her patterns but also how she brings everyone of them around to some Biblical message.  I want to be like her!