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11 May 2012

Persian Plum Block 1

Persian Plum

Block 1 Roundup

The first block in the set… With great anticipation I pulled the fabric from the package and my heart skipped a beat. There in my hands was a miss-cut piece of a triangle, and I couldn’t believe that right out of the gate I would be disappointed. As I continued to examine the pieces supplied however, my disappointment turned to excitement as I realized that it was extra!! There were already four PERFECT triangles to use and I can only assume that someone decided to include it in the kit rather than wasting a perfectly good piece of scrap!!

The other two comments are about the color and density of the fabric they choose. This is NOT cheap fabric and no matter how many pictures I post, they would never do the fabric justice. It is thick without being too thick and got me thinking about how heavy and wonderfully durable this quilt is going to be when complete. The color of the fabric has such depth and complexity as I mentioned in an earlier post, but doesn’t compare to actually holding it outside of the package. Only one word describes it… “WOW”

Below are the pictures of assembling Block 1 from the Persian Plum Block of the Month from Joann Fabrics… Let me know what you think.

Here are the triangles that came with the kit

Sewing the smaller triangles together

All the triangles joined together

Here is the finished block…

Block 1 Compared to the package!! Not bad right?

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08 May 2012

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Joann Fabric’s Persian Plum Block of the Month

Time to review Joann’s newest Block of the Month, “Persian Plum”. This to me is one of their most striking quilts to date. Plum is the theme throughout this quilt and the visually stunning blocks are at once delicate in color and design and yet seamlessly placed throughout the quilt which when finished measures roughly 82” x 99”.

Each of the 12 blocks carries a different design like; Double Sawtooth Star, Dutchman’s Puzzle, etc. If you’re of a mind to learn some of these different squares, then this BOTM Quilt is for you. I will be starting the quilt this month and posting each block as I finish it. Here’s a preview of some of the colors.

Here is the front of the package. You can see all the different types of blocks used here!!

This is the color pallet used for the quilt.

I really love the patterns and colors in this kit and hope I can keep myself from trying to piece this together before the year is out!! But the anticipation is killing me… I want to see the finished quilt already. Let me know what you think, should I do this as a monthly block, or throw caution to the wind and finish it this Summer?

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03 May 2012

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Joanna’s Block of the Month Quilt

The year before last, let’s call it Christmas 2010 I purchased all twelve of the “block of the month” packages from Joann’s fabric store. I was really good keeping up each month with the blocks up until about September where I really lost steam. I actually started making Christmas quilts from flannel which was more rewarding to me at the time.
The block of the month quilt suffered however, from neglect and with only three blocks to go. This weekend I’m going to bring needle and thread to bear and tackle those last three pesky blocks.