"Sunbonnet Sue" from Janet with help from her grandmother

Janet inherited these blocks from her grandmother who probably pieced them in the 1930's  All of the girls are outlines in black thread, done by hand, and then each bonnet has hand embroidered flowers and ribbons

Janet set them all with reproduction prints in the sashing and borders and then turned me loose for quilting.  I did a simple feather in the outer border, SID around all of the girls and then a meander in the background, just something to hold them down, and let the girls shine.

 

2 More 1930"s Dresdan Fans for Janet

This is one of two more for Janet.  Still one more to go!

She has been making these quilts with passed down Dresden Fan blocks from a family member.  

Each quilt will go to a descendant of the pieces

This block needed a little love. There was a small tear in the fabric, and because the fans are appliqued to the background, no way to get another piece of fabric under to help stabilize.  So, I pulled the edges together as best as I could, then just stitched them down.  Encircled the stitching with a freehand heart because someone they love made these quilts for them.

Each fan blade is stitched along it's edges and no further stitching on the actual fans.

The 2nd of 3, and below are some photos of the backing.  Really gives the quilting a chance to show

Feathered wreaths with curved cross hatching in the open blocks.

 

The last 2 fan quilts from Janet

I love these quilts where the blocks were hand pieced, and are vintage, so some are worn through, or a bit misshapen, but all obviously much loved.  These will go to decendants of the original piecer and Janet.  Such lovely gifts!