Originally Posted by
Bree123
I'm working on a Grandmother's Fan quilt & am trying to figure out whether I should catch the edge of the fan in the seams or seam together the blocks & the appliqué out to the seam. Anyone who's done one who can share what you did?
not sure i understand your question. but i think you mean the finished edges of the fan blades. when i do this block the blades are part of the total block. ergo ..the outer edges of the blades are included in the seams when the blocks are stitched together. when i do grandmothers' fan i piece the blades then attach them to the curve base. there seems to be two versions of this fan. or three. one has the ends of the blades all even, with this one do the outer portion of the block attached to the blade ends same as you do the base. the other styles with the pointed or curved blade tips, that is appliqued to the outer portion of the block. here's links to two ways to do this ..first one is sewn, second tute shows sewn then appliqued.
https://vanos.wordpress.com/2012/09/...n-quilt-block/
http://seven-stitches.blogspot.com/2...-tutorial.html
this link shows the finished block stitched into a vintage quilt. note the edges of the fans are included into the seams odpf the adjoining blocks ....
https://ixquick-proxy.com/do/show_pi...1248eaff553633
p.s. ....please do share pic of finished quilt! my fave blocks/quilts are the traditional settings of "traditional" blocks ..and grandmothers' fan is one of my fave.