pittsburgpam

I inherited 80 fan blocks that my grandmother told me her mother had made. When I opened the bag I found that the pattern pieces were there too. The pattern is cut out of a newspaper or other publication with printing on the backside. From reading the articles I believe it is Home and Farm, definately published in Arkansas. There are two partial dates I found, one showing the year 1936.

I plan on finishing the quilt using an unbleached muslin to complete the fan blocks.

The attached picture of the pattern pieces is just two of them.

jstitch

This is a very nice set of blocks and it is great to have the pattern pieces too. Be sure you make a nice label and maybe a pocket on the back to hold the patterns...

tlrnhi

WOW! What a treasure!

Janstar

Wow, you are so lucky. Can't wait to see what you do with it!

Pam Pollock

Very neat!! That will be a fun project for you. What a wonderful treasure!!

ScubaK

Very cool!
I hope you took the originals and put them in archive paper and put in a ziploc bag with a small bag of dessicant...for preserving...
With your copies, make a few since this looks like an intensive quilt you made need to make several templates...
This is a fantasitic find. Please remember to put all peritinent info in the ziploc and at another place...
This is irreplacable.
K

SulaBug

You are going to have such fun putting together these wonderful older blocks. They will give you many memories from the past.

kinkajou

What a great thing to inherit! Good luck finishing the project.

fabricluvr

wow! what a great inheritance! hopefully you can preserve the pattern pieces!

sewhappy57

OMG! You are so very lucky! And you have all of us to help you if needed.
Can't wait to see your progress.