Quilt pattern level of difficulty???
05-01-2011, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by glenda5253
I would like to hear from you quilters that have made "Grandmother's Fan" as to the level of difficulty. I'm asking because that was the pattern that Mom used whenever a grandchild married. She would find out what the couple's favorite color was and make a queen size quilt for them. Since she passed away two years ago there has been one grandson to marry and another will marry in May. I'm thinking about continuing the tradition only with a scrappy GF from my stash. So how would you rate this pattern, please?
05-01-2011, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by glenda5253
Now that I look at the pattern more...I guess she did applique the completed fan onto a square block - DUH. :oops: I'm hoping she left a pattern in one of the many pizza boxes that ended up at my sister's house in KY. When we go in I have to go thru all those boxes to see what's there. Everytime she would start gathering for a new quilt she would start a new pizza box. I would say my sister has 20-25 pizza boxes stored. :shock:
05-01-2011, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by glenda5253
Now that I look at the pattern more...I guess she did applique the completed fan onto a square block - DUH. :oops: I'm hoping she left a pattern in one of the many pizza boxes that ended up at my sister's house in KY. When we go in I have to go thru all those boxes to see what's there. Everytime she would start gathering for a new quilt she would start a new pizza box. I would say my sister has 20-25 pizza boxes stored. :shock:
05-01-2011, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lauriequilts
My avatar is a grandmother's fan. It wasn't that difficult. It isn't appliqued.
05-01-2011, 08:25 AM
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I have made a fan quilt. My instructions were to cut the fan segments with a smooth outer edge, piece them together. Sew a piece of lace on the rounded edge, 1/4 inch seam. Then pin to the background piece,, which has been cut to fit the rest of the square plus 1/4 inch on the insid edge. I pin at each edge and in the middle. Then sew the fan to the background. This makes the seam very even and no hand sewinig. You can use lace or rickrack on the inner circle also.
05-01-2011, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by lauriequilts
My avatar is a grandmother's fan. It wasn't that difficult. It isn't appliqued.
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