A CLOUD OF QUILT PATTERNS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PATTERN IN BLOG FORM UPDATES & ADDITIONS BY BARBARA BRACKMAN

Monday, December 16, 2019

Milady's Fan

The Arizona project documented this quilt of blocks made mid-20th century
and finished by a family member later on.

It's  an Aunt Martha pattern: Milady's Fans

BlockBase #3340

This one from an online auction. Only have a few.


Not often done, probably because there were a few flaws in Aunt Martha's concept.
Like: How did you construct this?
Pieced? There aren't enough seams.
Applique? Nobody wants to applique those angles.

Although some did. This one has purple rickrack edging the
inside curve.


UPDATE: Found this on ebay.
Four the same, arranged in a wheel. So what if there are 24 seams in the center.
That's why they invented polka dots!

It's a cool design with a modern flair.
QuickQuilt from BlockBase

You would want to add more lines to this pattern and piece it over paper foundations.

Here's an 8-inch pattern.

It would look fabuloso!

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