Many years ago I started drawing fan blocks, and decided to make a fan quilt, and couldn’t decide if I should use pretty florals or Japanese style fabrics. The solution was to draw a lady holding a fan, though she finished up with an umbrella instead.

However, I went shopping and found a lovely collection of Japanese fabrics, so had to change the overall look of the quilt, especially the centre block

All of the design work was done on paper, with pencil so I could rub out most of it from time to time, but eventually the quilt ...

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added by Virtual Quilter 2 years, 6 months ago. under applique , applique fan blocks , applique people blocks , applique quilts , medallion quilt (Comments)