Persian Plum Block 10 had so many little pieces of fabric. It had me thinking how I was going to be able to make a block big enough.
Sewing them together I had to make eight flying geese. They were so small and cute, but the fabric is so thick it took a little to get the seams ironed down.
Then sewing everything together the block looked so nice, don’t you agree?
Thought I’d start out with this picture… I saw these outside of a restaurant near the downtown area and couldn’t believe how uplifting a patch of flowers can be.
It’s past time to finish and review Block 9 for Joann Fabric’s Persian Plum Block of the Month. I am excited about getting this quilt finished, the fabric is so heavy and will make a fantastic, long-lasting quilt that I’ll really be able to enjoy during those cold winter months.
Block 9 is ALL triangles and as beautiful as any of the rest of the blocks. This one went together very easily and I’m very pleased with the outcome.
And then the it was finished and I am only three blocks from the end!
And the winner is…
ADaisyGarden!!! If this is you, then you are the lucky winner of the Persian Plum Setting kit give-a-way!! Please email me at txmlawrence@bistroquilts.com for prize information.
And for the rest of you, I’ll be having another giveaway on 8/18/12. Stay tuned and as always keep quilting!!
While getting ready to finish the top for the “Acadia” Heidi Grace fabrics quilt, I had received a call to pick the other quilt up from my new Long Arm quilter. I did manage to finish all of the panels before I left and have put them out on the bed to get a sense of what it will look like when finished.
Tonight I will hopefully have the time to finally finish sewing the top together. I still have so many other irons in the fire however that I might not be able to get the back together until the weekend. I feel a little bad because I’m already thinking about the next quilt I’m going to make! Focus, focus, focus should be my mantra!
Just a reminder that I’ll be pulling a name for the Free Friday giveaway this Saturday July 28th. Just click the link off to the right of this post and comment there. Don’t forget to follow my blog for your chance at some really cool prizes.
Block 8 for the Persian Plum was definitely an easier block to put together than block 7 was, at least for me. It was fun and went together in less than 30 minutes!
I can hardly wait to see all of these blocks together in what I hope is going to be a beautiful quilt. Let me know what you think of this one.
Here is the fabric that came with the kit:
And then the sewing began…
Here is the block almost finished
And here’s the finished block
I took a break from my quilt to put this block together and you can see the reviews of my post for the previous blocks
Block 7 was a real challenge and I almost took it completely apart and put it back together. The quality control for my cut pieces left a little to be desired. I would say that 80% of the pieces were cut to the proper dimensions, but it was the 20% that gave me fits. When I started to put this block of the month quilt together however, I promised myself to use what was in the kit only and see how the quilt turned out.
The pieces supplied had me scratching my head for a little while… as a guy I tried to see how everything would go together without looking at the instructions. I think that is hard-coded into our DNA! After looking at the instructions though, I quickly started putting the block together.
It was at this point that I realized that the pieces where going to be a little off-center which I tried to correct. It didn’t turn out bad, just didn’t go together as seamlessly as the other blocks had.
And here is the block in comparison to the picture of it
I did everything I promised myself I would do this weekend. Yes!!! The Arbor Lane quilt is finished and I’ll post a pic of that one tomorrow along with the nursery quilt that I also finished. I even had time to start the week out right by finishing and being able to post this morning the Joann Fabrics Persian Plum block of the month quilt block #6.
This was an interesting block of flying geese. I will mention right now that no matter how I sew this together I’ve never quite go the hang of having the finished size come out good. The length is always correct, but the height is off by 1/4″ almost every time. We persevere though, don’t we?
It came complete as has all the blocks to this point. The measurements were correct and the instructions clear. The colors I will still say are the most striking aspect of this quilt and flying geese is the motif.
Then we just sew them in the correct configuration for the block
Le me know how yours turned out. Mine ended up being about a 1/4″ off, but I’ll fix that when I go to put them all together. Here’s the comparison to the way it’s supposed to turn out.
I have purchased fabric for my next six large quilts over the past couple of months. I’m also thinking about which projects that I would like to make for Autumn and after that for Christmas. So, why did I find myself at a fabric store yesterday afternoon on my way home from work??? I normally do not buy my backing fabric for any of my quilts until before I drop it off to the long arm.
I don’t know if this is common throughout the quilting community, to buy the backing while buying the rest of the fabric to ensure color coordination, but I like to live on the edge! There have been a couple of times where I was stressed for not finding the “right” material to go with the rest of colors that I had in the quilt, but it’s always worked out for me.
My wife and I like a lot of the same color schemes, but when it comes to what colors work well in our quilts it becomes vastly different. We’ve learned to accept our differences of opinion when it comes to each others’ quilt material selection. At times we jokingly try to steal a piece of fabric from one another.
So, back to the store where I’m standing there looking for a reason to buy more fabric… I come across one that would be perfect for the persian plum block of the month quilt I’m in the process of making. It wasn’t on sale and I almost bought it any way… that’s when you know you have a problem issue and probably need to just… walk… away. I feel very good about myself because I did walk away and will wait until at least the 1st before I shop again!
For all my friends… I normally don’t post in the middle of the day but had to let everyone know that Joann’s has re-stocked the persian plum line in stores and online. This means that if you are missing any blocks or the setting kit, now is the time to get in on this so you can finish this project.
You are more than welcome however to continue to follow my blog as I put one block together each week. Check out my posts as I take you through putting this beautiful quilt together. I have currently finished block 5, with block 6 getting completed next week.
Until next time!! happy quilting…
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