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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:34 AM
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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 ... ???
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:39 AM
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    What a beautiful quilt. Someone spent a lot of time on that one.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:42 AM
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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.
    Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:45 AM
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    Thats wonderful!
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:54 AM
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    looks like a grandmothers fan variation...its lovely
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    Old 06-22-2011, 06:59 AM
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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 recall the same fans , so don't
    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:
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    Old 06-22-2011, 11:00 AM
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    definitely a tweaked version of "grandmothers fan"....
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    Old 06-22-2011, 11:29 AM
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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 ;)
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    Old 06-22-2011, 12:23 PM
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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 thought of the very same thing. Church Fans.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 12:28 PM
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    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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