HELP! Does anyone know the name of this pattern??
04-25-2011, 04:38 PM
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This pattern is on an old quilt that we are currently hand quilting. I love this pattern...does anyone have this pattern or know the name of it? I would appreciate any help...thank you soooo much...Elaine
P.S. It makes a winding pattern by reversing the blocks all the way across the quilt...
P.S. It makes a winding pattern by reversing the blocks all the way across the quilt...
Does anyone know the name of this block?
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04-25-2011, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dolphyngyrl
It almost looks like grandmothers fan meets drunkards path, you could probably draft one yourself starting out with a drunkards path block
04-25-2011, 05:18 PM
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It is a variation of grandma's fan flipped back and forth. Will look when I get home but I got Eleanor Burn's butterflies and Fans for Christmas a couple of years ago and I believe you will find OT or a very close relative in her book.
04-25-2011, 05:21 PM
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Thanks for your advice...next time I go to the center, I am going to take tracing paper if I can't find a drunkard's path..it would be pretty easy to trace and add 1/4" seam allowance. There are so many variations you could do with this pattern...you could do a circle for the center block using the fans, and then do the twisting like this pattern to complete the quilt. It's unique...
04-25-2011, 05:28 PM
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According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, there was a similar Laura Wheeler patttern called "Japanese Fan" (see # 3309). It was divided into three sections, like yours. It also had a smooth edge.
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