I’d seen quilts made out of fancy handkerchiefs but I’d never seen a quilt with lace on it, so I don’t know where I came up with the idea of adding a strip of lace to each fan for a Victorian Fans quilt.
It was pieced (by hand) by my local quilting group, the Great Iowa Quilt Factory, in 1988. I quilted it by hand in 1991 and 1992, taking time to enjoy the process.
1993 – Victorian Fans was displayed at Hoyt Sherman Place in their Quilt Extravaganza IV, it won a red ribbon (second place) at the Iowa State Fair, and was part of a quilt show at the Stuart Care Center.
1996- The pink fans quilt was displayed at the Des Moines Convention Center during the National Evangelical Free Church Conference.
I sure hope that Granddaughter Kate will treasure this one someday!