Circa 1930-1940
Size: 65”x74”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Grandmother’s Fan
Condition: Well-loved, visible wear consistent with age and use. Thining, frayed binding and fabric wear. Minimal stains, beautiful quilt.
Handwashed and line dried
Hand pieced and hand quilted, this cheerful Grandmother’s Fan quilt is full of color, texture, and the make-do charm of Depression-era quiltmaking. Each fan is pieced from an assortment of floral cottons, stripes, novelty prints, and soft solids in shades of blue, pink, mint, yellow, and red, all set against curved blue bases that create a lively rhythm across the quilt. Worn chenille and candlewick bedspread fragments are tucked among the printed fabrics, adding softness, dimension, and a wonderful sense of history. Backed in pale green cotton, it’s a warm and expressive example of an American scrap quilt made from the textiles of everyday home life.
Historical Period
Likely made in the 1930s–1940s, this quilt reflects the practical, resourceful spirit of Depression-era and wartime quiltmaking. Quilts from this period were often pieced from saved dress fabrics, feedsack cottons, shirtings, and worn household textiles, resulting in richly varied surfaces like the one seen here.
About the Pattern
The Grandmother’s Fan pattern became especially popular in the first half of the twentieth century and was perfectly suited to scrap quilting. Built from curved fan-shaped wedges radiating from a rounded base, the design allowed quiltmakers to combine many different fabrics within a single quilt, creating movement, variety, and a beautifully layered patchwork effect.
Fabric & Construction Notes
This quilt appears to be made from a mix of 1930s–1940s cotton prints and utility fabrics, including florals, stripes, small novelty prints, and fabrics consistent with the feedsack era. Several of the fuzzy white and green sections appear to be cut from a worn chenille or candlewick bedspread, a lovely example of household repurposing. The quilt is hand pieced, hand quilted, and backed in pale green cotton.
Condition
This quilt shows visible wear consistent with age and use, including heavy wear and fabric loss to some of the chenille and softer novelty fabrics. The cotton prints remain lively overall, but areas of thinning, fraying, and breakdown are present throughout, giving the quilt the softened, timeworn character of a well-loved utility quilt. It is best appreciated as a decorative textile with strong visual charm and a wonderful sense of history.
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*Disclaimer: Please remember that you’re purchasing a quilt that is decades—sometimes well over a century—old. Signs of age are part of their story. I do my best to photograph and describe any condition issues honestly.
You may find:
• Fading or discoloration
• Small stains or age spots
• Light wear, thinning, or fabric repairs
• Minor imperfections consistent with age and use
Each of these are little piece of American history—stitched by hand from cotton, feed sacks, flour sacks, clothing, and treasured scraps by women who made beauty from what they had. Every quilt carries a story, and it’s been an honor to help preserve these heirlooms for the next generation.
ALL QUILT SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR RETURNS, QUILTS ARE SOLD AS IS.
Circa 1930-1940
Size: 65”x74”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Grandmother’s Fan
Condition: Well-loved, visible wear consistent with age and use. Thining, frayed binding and fabric wear. Minimal stains, beautiful quilt.
Handwashed and line dried
Hand pieced and hand quilted, this cheerful Grandmother’s Fan quilt is full of color, texture, and the make-do charm of Depression-era quiltmaking. Each fan is pieced from an assortment of floral cottons, stripes, novelty prints, and soft solids in shades of blue, pink, mint, yellow, and red, all set against curved blue bases that create a lively rhythm across the quilt. Worn chenille and candlewick bedspread fragments are tucked among the printed fabrics, adding softness, dimension, and a wonderful sense of history. Backed in pale green cotton, it’s a warm and expressive example of an American scrap quilt made from the textiles of everyday home life.
Historical Period
Likely made in the 1930s–1940s, this quilt reflects the practical, resourceful spirit of Depression-era and wartime quiltmaking. Quilts from this period were often pieced from saved dress fabrics, feedsack cottons, shirtings, and worn household textiles, resulting in richly varied surfaces like the one seen here.
About the Pattern
The Grandmother’s Fan pattern became especially popular in the first half of the twentieth century and was perfectly suited to scrap quilting. Built from curved fan-shaped wedges radiating from a rounded base, the design allowed quiltmakers to combine many different fabrics within a single quilt, creating movement, variety, and a beautifully layered patchwork effect.
Fabric & Construction Notes
This quilt appears to be made from a mix of 1930s–1940s cotton prints and utility fabrics, including florals, stripes, small novelty prints, and fabrics consistent with the feedsack era. Several of the fuzzy white and green sections appear to be cut from a worn chenille or candlewick bedspread, a lovely example of household repurposing. The quilt is hand pieced, hand quilted, and backed in pale green cotton.
Condition
This quilt shows visible wear consistent with age and use, including heavy wear and fabric loss to some of the chenille and softer novelty fabrics. The cotton prints remain lively overall, but areas of thinning, fraying, and breakdown are present throughout, giving the quilt the softened, timeworn character of a well-loved utility quilt. It is best appreciated as a decorative textile with strong visual charm and a wonderful sense of history.
—————————————————————————————————-
*Disclaimer: Please remember that you’re purchasing a quilt that is decades—sometimes well over a century—old. Signs of age are part of their story. I do my best to photograph and describe any condition issues honestly.
You may find:
• Fading or discoloration
• Small stains or age spots
• Light wear, thinning, or fabric repairs
• Minor imperfections consistent with age and use
Each of these are little piece of American history—stitched by hand from cotton, feed sacks, flour sacks, clothing, and treasured scraps by women who made beauty from what they had. Every quilt carries a story, and it’s been an honor to help preserve these heirlooms for the next generation.
ALL QUILT SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR RETURNS, QUILTS ARE SOLD AS IS.
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