Fabulous Fan Quilts
January 28, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
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Although this book, Fantastic Fans, features more modern innovative fan patterns, I discovered an intriguing fan quilt at Island Ashley, (1850’s American) Japanese Fan Quilt with three breathtaking photos.
These early quilts of silk with fan patterns were influenced, according to the author, by Japanese designs in the mid 1800’s. They’re very delicate, and when antique, like the one at Island Ashley blog, must be displayed and handled very carefully…and treasured.
(Wouldn’t you like to know the story this 1850’s quilt could tell? The owner found it in an antique shop.)
Do any of you have a fan quilt…of whatever type?
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
