Dresden Bloom

I think it was over a year ago that my friend, Cindy, and I were in Green River at a LQS and saw this beautiful quilt made from jelly rolls. The shop had just finished a class on making this Dresden Bloom quilt but we both bought the pattern and ruler so we could make our own. Well. You know how that can be. I am a fabricholic and buy lots of stuff related to quilting but sometimes life gets busy or you just aren't in the mood to make something that you thought was gorgeous months ago. The pattern and ruler sat in my cupboard. Jump forward to about a month ago and the LQS here was having a class on making this same quilt that I already had the materials for so I quickly signed myself and dear Middle Child up! I knew it might be the only way I would actually finish this quilt. I am so glad I did! I still think it is a gorgeous quilt. I used a Maypole jelly roll from Moda and couldn't be happier with my choice! My daughter used a Strawberry Lemonade jelly roll. I wish I had a picture of her quilt. We used bright colors while the other ladies in the class used more fall colors. All turned out beautiful. Here is the pattern if anyone is interested. As you can see the pattern looks so different from what my quilt looks like!