Stack and Whack Grandmother's Fan finally finished
#71
Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
Originally Posted by KimS
It's so pretty!! I love the colors you chose. :-)
#72
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Originally Posted by mexmmh43
I use light heat and bond and it seems to me to be softer and more plyable. Love your quilt it is beautful.
#75
Originally Posted by KimS
Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
Originally Posted by KimS
It's so pretty!! I love the colors you chose. :-)
#77
Originally Posted by mhansen6
That is spectacular. Your fan fabric looks like antique hankies. I just love it.
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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
I have been working on this one for quite a while. Many of you have already seen the WIP. But, wanted to show the finished product anyway. I had a problem with this one because I used some heat bonding stuff to appliques my fans onto the blocks. It made them so stiff and hard I could barely get a needle in them for hand quilting. So, I just quilted around the fans and then tacked them with embrodiery thread through the center. It made them look kinda like the little tassles that used to hold the old fans together. I don't know if you can see them in these photos or not. See what you think.
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