Dresden Fan Plate tutorial- learn to transform a circle block into an octagon then into a square. No applique is required for finishing the block. I wanted octagons because it is easy to turn them into squares. My Dresden fan blocks have 24 wedges. I use a 15 degree fan ruler to make them. An octagon has 8 sides so all I have to do is to turn 3 sides of the dresden block  into 1. The … [Read more...]