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pittsburgpam 01-01-2009 08:52 PM

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I inherited 80 fan blocks that my grandmother told me her mother had made. When I opened the bag I found that the pattern pieces were there too. The pattern is cut out of a newspaper or other publication with printing on the backside. From reading the articles I believe it is Home and Farm, definately published in Arkansas. There are two partial dates I found, one showing the year 1936.

I plan on finishing the quilt using an unbleached muslin to complete the fan blocks.

The attached picture of the pattern pieces is just two of them.

jstitch 01-01-2009 09:05 PM

This is a very nice set of blocks and it is great to have the pattern pieces too. Be sure you make a nice label and maybe a pocket on the back to hold the patterns...

tlrnhi 01-01-2009 09:15 PM

WOW! What a treasure!

Janstar 01-01-2009 09:18 PM

Wow, you are so lucky. Can't wait to see what you do with it!

Pam Pollock 01-01-2009 09:51 PM

Very neat!! That will be a fun project for you. What a wonderful treasure!!

ScubaK 01-01-2009 10:22 PM

Very cool!
I hope you took the originals and put them in archive paper and put in a ziploc bag with a small bag of dessicant...for preserving...
With your copies, make a few since this looks like an intensive quilt you made need to make several templates...
This is a fantasitic find. Please remember to put all peritinent info in the ziploc and at another place...
This is irreplacable.
K

SulaBug 01-01-2009 11:49 PM

You are going to have such fun putting together these wonderful older blocks. They will give you many memories from the past.

kinkajou 01-01-2009 11:57 PM

What a great thing to inherit! Good luck finishing the project.

fabricluvr 01-02-2009 12:21 AM

wow! what a great inheritance! hopefully you can preserve the pattern pieces!

sewhappy57 01-02-2009 12:49 AM

OMG! You are so very lucky! And you have all of us to help you if needed.
Can't wait to see your progress.


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