Granny's Quilt Top
 

HI, I am a new member.
I sought out this forum because I want to identify my grandmothers quilt top which I am in the process of trying to hand quilt. Granny put this top together pre-1960, as she passed in that year. I am now (for some time) a grandmother myself. For some reason, the need to know what the pattern is called is almost as consuming as the need to get it quilted. Long intro to a question: Can someone tell me how to get this information. I have been combing the web and as everyone knows there are thousands of photos out there so I haven't been able to find it yet. I will get some photos done soon so I can post those in the appropriate place. Thanks in advance... Jessie R.

We would need to see pictures of it to help at all. There are thousands of people on this board, someone always knows.

show us a picture. someone here will know what it is. someone always does. a lot of information here.
welcome from Long Island NY, i'd love to see your quilt, as i'm sure we all would. good luck with it and we need pics. please.

Join in a swap and make new friends, have some fun with the people on board. a lot of great people here

Hi Jessie. Welcome to the board. There are instructions for posting photos to this website. If you have problem, post your specific problem on the "QB Help center".

Welcome!!! I am looking forward to seeing your quilt.

Welcome from NE Ohio.

Thank you - ckcowl, lynnie, ManiacQuilter, GrammaNan, Thumbelina & Tartan.(hope didn't miss anyone) I didn't expect a reply so fast, especially so many quilters! First few attempts to upload pics have failed. I read the help sections, too :-( I will keep trying. Thanks again !

Hi again, everyone. Let me try this: Here is my Facebook page on which I have posted two photos of Granny's Quilt Top --
https://www.facebook.com/jessie.trussell.9
Will someone let me know if this works? PS. You gals/guys are great !!

Welcome to the quilt board from Oregon.
A lot of times your local quilt shop can help you find a quilt name or perhaps they can point you to a Quilt Guild in your area. I could not access you facebook page.

I was able to get to your FB page. I saw a 'rag' style quilt but that was it. Sorry, not a FB afficienado by any stretch of the imagination. Not sure if that is the quilt to which you are referring.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

:) welcome from se TX

Thank you trish for the suggestions and info.

Thanks diane

no, it wasn't the raggy. thanks for looking. i need to take time to figure this out. thanks everyone for the warm welcome and suggestions.

I saw the rag quilt but no other quilt pictures. Take your time and welcome to the Quilting Board. You'll find lots of friends here and lots of help.

Jessie, if you have active x filters turned on you won't be able to post pictures until you turn it off.

Welcome to the Quilting Board Forum! I haven't figured out how to post pictures either, but I am sure I can get a young person show me how. The people on here are great.

Hi Barb_MO,
I was so tired last night when I checked replies that I overlooked your message. The Active X thing sounds likely.
Thanks and I will deffinitely research that and give it a try.
Jessie R

Hi Barb_MO,
I was so tired last night when I checked replies that I overlooked your message. The Active X thing sounds likely.
Thanks and I will deffinitely research that and give it a try.
Jessie R

Try one more time :-) Nope. I don't get it. I have uploded pics to eBay, emails and other sites with the same equipment. Tried lots of things, which I won't go into now because this is a quilting forum not a geek forum. However, I do not give up that easily. On this occasion its because I really want to share this quilt top and get advice on it. Meanwhile, I will try to find the appropriate forum and properly intoroduce myself as I do want to be a part of the community. Thank you for everything lovely quilters.

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Hello, Jessie, the OP has kindly trusted me to share her pictures. I will have to resize one but here is the other. I'm pretty sure several people will know the name of this very pretty quilt.

LOL, obviously Blue Goo wasn't what I was going for. sorry

Thanks to JenniePenny. Yep, that's it. ... Jessie R

Jessie,
I believe that quilt is known as the Dresdan Fan.

Wow JenniePenny! I took that name on a google stroll and found that there are many variations of that pattern, both old and new. Then I found this -6th photo from top of page: https://prairiemoonquilts.wordpress....rm-quilting-2/
I couldn't stop gazing at it. Its like someone took the same quilt top I have and did a fantastic job quilting it. Yes, there is a small difference in the pieces but its sooo close. I know I won't do that good a job, but I will give it my best.
I have started by hand quilting each piece sort of 'in the ditch' only I am quilting on top of the seam to give it more stability. Then, my arthritic hands holding up, I hope to go back and quilt a more vintage pattern. Not sure just what yet. It seems too fragile to do by machine. Some of the fabrics seem to be flour/feed sacks and do not have a great thread count. Add to that the fact that I washed it years ago because it was dusty & musty -- mistake, caused raveling of many of the pieces.
Also, since this was one of my grandmothers last quilt tops, I figure here hands were about as tired as mine are now. The stitching was rather loose and large. Bless her. She dosen't know what a treasure she has left me though it wasn't one of her best.
And bless you, JenniePenny. You have helped me feel closer to my grandmother and a past era. (sigh, :-)
P. S. Been meaning to ask you; what does "masters the grey" mean ?

Hello Jessie! Wow, your grandmother's top does look very much like the one in the blog you posted! I'm happy to have helped in such a small way. Enjoy the quilting process with the beautiful family treasure you have.

Hello Jessie, welcome from northern California! I am looking forward to seeing your pictures!