This
quilt block reminds me of the Sundays of my early childhood.
Cardboard church fans with colored pictures on one side and the local
funeral home info on the other. Hard wooden church pews, no cushions.
Dinner on the ground, fried chicken, potato salad, homemade
desserts. Everyone wearing their Sunday best with hats and gloves.
Porch swinging in the afternoon. A nap under a beautiful quilt.
I've
been wanting to make this one for a while. I don't have a Dresden
Fan die, so I had to get creative. I used the center section of the
Crossed Canoes die for the fan blades. Four of them make a quarter
circle. After sewing the blades together, I added a yellow triangle,
and trimmed off the excess. I pressed under the curved edge,
appliqued the fan to the corner of a 6 ½” square, then carefully
cut away under the fan section to eliminate bulk.
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| Sunday In The South |
The
blocks set on point seem to float on the green dotted background.
Calico prints in pastel colors replicate the vintage feed sack quilts that I
remember. I quilted with white thread along the edges of the
squares, then added a floral motif on each fan. Backing and binding
are a white and green print.
Sunday
In The South finished out at 41” x 46” in size. This one took
longer to sew, but I thoroughly enjoyed the process. A side benefit
is that I cut the whole BOB die, not just the fan blades, so I have
leftover pieces at the ready for another quilt.
Accuquilt
dies used: Crossed Canoes BOB 55181, 6 ½” square 55000, 6 ½”
HST 55001, and 2 ½” HST 55018
