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Second Saturday Club  2026

Dresden plates are such happy blocks! Not only are they fun to stitch, but they can be made into so many useful items, from full-size quilts to throws to table runners to pillows to totes. We’ll be working from Candyce Copp Grisham’s book, Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined, to make Dresdens with different edge finishes, plain and pieced wedges, and different sizes. These Dresdens have turned edges, so they are super-easy to machine-stitch into place. Each Dresden can stand alone or be layered for a fun, dancing effect.

To make a sampler quilt (like the example), we’ll show you how to pre-quilt a sandwich with your walking foot, appliqué the Dresden into place, and assemble the quilted blocks using the quilt-as-you-go gusset & cover strip method.

The Club

Club members can make the sampler quilt, or they can make blocks and use them for other items. The monthly club meeting provides information on  current and upcoming quilt shows, classes at Capital Quilts, and other learning opportunities. We share photographs of Dresden blocks-in-progress, to get ideas and inspiration from what other club members are doing. We present the current month’s tasks and finished with show-and-tell, so members can share their finished projects.

Skill level: Confident beginner and up

Class format: The Second Saturday Club meets at 9:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month. In 2026, the club will meet via Zoom. Each session will be recorded and made available for club members to view and download.

Technology

Zoom: Meetings will convene on Zoom (download the Zoom app/client: https://zoom.us/client/latest/ZoomInstaller.exe). You will need a laptop or tablet with a camera/webcam, microphone, and speakers, plus an Internet connection.

Photos: To share your work-in-progress and your show-and-tell projects, you’ll need to be able to take and email digital (cell phone) photos of your work on a design wall.