GRANDMOTHERS FAN - First pieced quilt, and I felt oh so brave.
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At this point I was pregnant with my third child, and was feeling nostalgic. My fabric stash was very limited so the colours weren't the best...
This was made for my mother. We lived half a world apart. After having little ones of my own, I was valuing mom more. I'd heard of a pattern called grandmother's fan and decided to make this for her (to surprise her when she came to see baby # 3). |
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After making the top, I laid it on the bed only to be surprised that it only covered the top with about an inch overhang. With so little fabric left, I made what I could for borders and had to be satisfied with the smaller 'queen' size.
Still self-taught, I hand-quilted some of this with embroidery thread (which turned out to be NOT colourfast). Also had decided to add a little embellishment of narrow lace to the fan edges. Novice mistake of just guessing how much I needed and was blown away that it took quite a bit more than expected!!
Mom loved this quilt to pieces. (Literally) She was a great one for muffins or coffee in bed and now that the quilt is sadly back in my possession, it is a treasure of well worn softness, with imperfections that tell me it was loved.
Still self-taught, I hand-quilted some of this with embroidery thread (which turned out to be NOT colourfast). Also had decided to add a little embellishment of narrow lace to the fan edges. Novice mistake of just guessing how much I needed and was blown away that it took quite a bit more than expected!!
Mom loved this quilt to pieces. (Literally) She was a great one for muffins or coffee in bed and now that the quilt is sadly back in my possession, it is a treasure of well worn softness, with imperfections that tell me it was loved.