Here are a couple of pictures from the quilt we are hand quilting. I posted pictures recently asking if anyone knew the name of the block. It's obviously a fan block reversed...it is very old and the owner purchased it at a yard sale. I love it.

It is very very pretty!

http://quiltsandheirlooms.blogspot.c...ndmothers.html
almost the same here

I dearly love this quilt. Be sure to post photos when you are done:)

Very unique. I love it.

I love your "fancy fan" .. stunning scrappy quilt!!

There is a photo of a quite similar quilt on page 72, Twentieth Century Quilts by Woodard and Greenstein, ca. 1930. That one is laid out the same way yours is, using one border, but the fans are in a striped fabric less colorful than your pretty quilt.

I'm sure there are others in many books of quilts of the period, and most are called "fans".

Jan in VA

That is really a treasure! I'm glad you're hand quilting it, as would have been done when it was pieced. Just lovely.

What a treasure!

This is stunning. :thumbup:

I would call it a banded fan because of the arc bands on the outside rim of the fans.

Very pretty. Thanks for sharing.

Wow...it's really pretty. I wish I knew how to hand quilt :)

What a great quilt. I have not seen that block before but love the way the quilt turned out.

Really nice.

That for sure it is lots, lots of work. Really beautiful.

Really love that quilt!

Not sure of the name of the block; but what a beautiful quilt.

Thank you all for your compliments research and advice.. and nativetexan, I checked out the blog and yes, it's almost the same..thank you for doing that...I love this quilt and it's so much fun to hand quilt it...Qbee, come to Idaho and I will teach you to hand quilt..:)

What a beautiful quilt. I'm glad you are finishing it.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-120416-1.htm#3164566

See this post. Your quilt is identified!

oops....nevermind...already posted....LOL :D

Elaine....someone found it!!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-120416-1.htm#3164619

Actually, this variation is slightly different. The original quilt has a band on each subsection (of three), while the quilt in the link has a single band on the group of 4 wedges. Not a major difference.

Such a beautiful quilt!!! My favorites are the old ones. Glad you're hand quilting it :D

What a treasure! Very happy that you are handquilting this as it just seems fitting or proper for this particular quilt. Sure will be stunning when completed!

Oooh! That's a gorgeous quilt!
Great job!

It is beautiful!

beautiful

It's beautiful!!

Interesting variation on a theme.

Looks like it might be "Wagon Wheel" pattern
here's a template.

COOOL I just love the scrappy vintage feel.

What a beautiful quilt. I have always loved grandmothers fan quilt and would love to make one like this one. Marilyn

I really like this because it is so different. Thx for sharing.Lura

I love to see someone's project from years ago completed! That's going to be great: please post pic when quilted.

Very nice. Love the pattern!

What a unique and bautiful treasure. Would love a pattern like that.
Thank you Lady T. for the download. One more project. I will now have to live to be 94 to do them all.

I love this quilt.....

I have seen this in a book somewhere, yes it is a fan block, but I think it has something to do with a snake, I know ewwww, but that is what I remember.

Love the placement, gives it a really different look besides the fans.