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Looks like a twist on the grandmothers' fan thing -
Reminds me of those old-fashioned card-stock fans-on-sticks that churches used to hand out in the un-airconditioned facilities in the olden days ... especially at funerals (courtesy of the local mortician) and at weddings -- times when churches were packed and the air was hot and humid and people were under a lot of stress..... I may be mis-remembering my childhood - or maybe it was just a Southern Thing ... ??? |
What a beautiful quilt. Someone spent a lot of time on that one.
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I love doing fan type quilts so I'm bookmarking this one to nudge my memory. Fan to look like a flower.
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Thats wonderful!
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looks like a grandmothers fan variation...its lovely
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Originally Posted by CorneliaVa
Looks like a twist on the grandmothers' fan thing -
Reminds me of those old-fashioned card-stock fans-on-sticks that churches used to hand out in the un-airconditioned facilities in the olden days ... especially at funerals (courtesy of the local mortician) and at weddings -- times when churches were packed and the air was hot and humid and people were under a lot of stress..... I may be mis-remembering my childhood - or maybe it was just a Southern Thing ... ??? think you are mis-remembering. I don't know what the pattern is called, but I see some of the same fabrics my Mom and Grandmothers used in quilts, that were made in the 40's and 50's. Looks like a vintage jewel to me. :thumbup: |
definitely a tweaked version of "grandmothers fan"....
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Originally Posted by CorneliaVa
Looks like a twist on the grandmothers' fan thing -
Reminds me of those old-fashioned card-stock fans-on-sticks that churches used to hand out in the un-airconditioned facilities in the olden days ... especially at funerals (courtesy of the local mortician) and at weddings -- times when churches were packed and the air was hot and humid and people were under a lot of stress..... I may be mis-remembering my childhood - or maybe it was just a Southern Thing ... ??? I remember those fans too but it may be a Southern thing ;) |
Originally Posted by CorneliaVa
Looks like a twist on the grandmothers' fan thing -
Reminds me of those old-fashioned card-stock fans-on-sticks that churches used to hand out in the un-airconditioned facilities in the olden days ... especially at funerals (courtesy of the local mortician) and at weddings -- times when churches were packed and the air was hot and humid and people were under a lot of stress..... I may be mis-remembering my childhood - or maybe it was just a Southern Thing ... ??? |
The fabric in the "fans" looks like 40's fabric. I would guess someone got ahold of those and then modified the pattern at some later date due to the eyelet fabric and made those blocks. Very creative.
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