Grandmother's Fan quilt blocks giveaway

The Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #1: Grandmother’s Fan Blocks

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GIVEAWAY UPDATE

Monday, 6/26/2017: The lucky winner of the Grandmother’s Fan blocks is Debbie Bosch, who describes herself as a “new quilter.” Congratulations, Debbie! Her winning comment was chosen at random from all the comments on this post.

If you follow New Quilters on Facebook, you may recall that we recently asked if anyone would be interested in a giveaway of some of the quilt blocks and fabric that have piled up in our sewing room over the years. They’re beautiful blocks and beautiful fabric, but we just…. haven’t… used them. But our loss is your gain, because we’re going to be giving them away to lucky New Quilters readers.

Today, we’re excited to start the Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway. We’ll be giving away one set of blocks or fabric every week or so until the clutter in our sewing room is completely gone. (LOL!)

This week’s giveaway is a set of nine beautiful Grandmother’s Fan blocks with Christmas-themed fabric. The blocks measure 12-1/2″ x 12-1/2″ and will finish at 12″. We bought them on eBay years ago, so we don’t know who made them, but they were made with a great deal of craftsmanship and care.

How to Enter

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post. The winner will be chosen at random on Monday, June 26, 2017, from all the comments posted. You can enter no matter where in the world you live! We will pay the postage.

Good luck, and thanks for taking part in the giveaway.

 

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149 Comments

  1. Absolutely wonderful to have a chance to win these, and hopefully to get them made successfully into a quilt for my new great-grandaughter. Thank You for the chance!

  2. Beautiful! I’m a big fan of this beautiful pattern. It makes a beautiful wall hanging or a quilt.

  3. I remember my Grandmother quilting in her room. She used the quilt frame my Grandfather made for her. I wish I had had her teach me to quilt, but I am learning now on my own. I have always loved this pattern and the 1930s feed sack material. I would love to win this to make my own in honor of my Grandma Dollie!

  4. I love these squares! I remember my Grandmother quilting in her room. I wish I had had her to teach me. I have been learning on my own and would love to win these for my stash!

  5. I have been making tied baby quilts for years and have become interested in quilting. The blocks offered looks like a wonderful way to start. Would love to win them.
    Thanks Ila

  6. They would make a nice quilt to cozy up by the fire with at Christmas. Finish off with a Christmas border and it will be just that much more beautiful.

  7. Would love some blocks having trouble seeing good enough to piece but could put blocks together and still be able to make a quilt

  8. I am a beginner at quilting, having just finished my 4th quilt. They were all very simple as I’m always afraid to waste fabric. This would be wonderful to win. Thank you for the chance.

  9. I would love to have the beautiful fan blocks. They remind me of my grandmother and aunt who were awesome quilters. I wish I could have learned more from them before they passed away.

  10. these are gorgeous. I am trying to get a quilt done for each of my grandchildren and I have 12 of them and 7 great grandchildren. I am just getting started because I am learning by listening on you tube tutorials. have much to learn, but would these ever be an inspiration. thank you for considering this generous offer.

  11. These are BEAUTIFUL. I have passion for quilts and quilting, and winning this contest woukd be the ultimate. Thanks so much for this chance!!! E

  12. Hi,
    I’m loving your work. I’ve only recently started patchwork and gradually learning to quilt; teaching myself from the information and inspiration available. It would be wonderful to see your work as I’m disabled with ME and fibromyalgia, so I’m not able to cope with conventional lessons or courses. I have to do things in my own time.
    Thank you for sharing your work

  13. I have never made a quilt yet! However, I have been smitten by the quilting bug since taking a workshop. I can’t wait to get started on my first quilt! Wouldn’t this be a perfect start?

  14. It would make a beautiful top for my granddaughters, I would have them help me that way when they grow up they can say I helped make this with my grandma!

  15. I would love to add this to one of the quilts I make for our hospice patients. the colours are awesome thank you for the opportunity Bea

  16. Grandmother’s Fan blocks are at the top of my favorite blocks! I just love them. I always dreamed of making a quilt or wall hanging using them on velvet. I saw one like that many years ago and have kept the idea in my brain’s file cabinet since. Thank you for offering them! Did I mention that metallics are in just about everything I make.

    1. Hi Gladys,

      All four of your comments came through! Since it was your first time commenting, your comment gets sent to an approval holding spot until we have a chance to read it. This is to protect us all from spam and hackers. Sorry you had trouble!

  17. From your clutter to my clutter would be wonderful. After having made quilts for everyone by myself….that is exactly what I would finally do…make a quilt just for me. What great colors and design. Somehow, making “just one more quilt” keeps me going. Thanks for sharing.

  18. It is always fun to not only receive fabric but receive the instructions too. It is just a step in improving our skills. Thank you.

  19. I would love to receive these blocks. Do the instructions come with each one? I’m a beginner and would love to make a quilt out of these lovely patterns. Thanks so much for the opportunity to participate.

  20. Thank you for giving one of us the opportunity to wiin those beautiful fan blocks! They will certainly make a lovely quilt. So enjoy this site.

  21. The Grandmother’s Fan blocks with Christmas-themed fabric are beautiful. The fan blocks would make a beautiful quilt.

  22. Please add my name.
    This would be a great project to donate for a quilt raffle. Our little community cemetery takes care of it’s own and the quilt raffle brings great income. Hoping to get these for a quick start.

  23. your fan is beautiful I have made some but gave them all away I need to do one for myself and if I win one of yours I will not give it away thanks for all you do to help us quilters.

  24. My all-time favorite block! New quilter here, so I haven’t been brave enough to try it!! Beautiful fabrics too. Good luck to all!

  25. The Grandmothers Fan Blocks are lovely, & as all the other I too would love to win them. The fabric is familiar but I cannot remember from where or when.
    Thank You ever so much for this chance to win.

  26. I love the grandmother blocks. I’m a grandma and a great grandma so it would be a lovely gift for one of my grandchildren.

  27. Those are great colors for my living room and would go well with my Art Deco furniture. I could either make a few large pillows or a runner for my table. So far I have 1 1/2 quits made and looking forward to more projects.

  28. I would love to be in with a chance to win the grandmothers quilt bits as ì have just started quilting ave cut out squares but not sewed them yet. I would love to have this .

  29. A free quilt block would be a great addition to some blocks I have been collecting, hope to finish all in a quilt soon.

  30. Those are amazing blocks. I’m here in NoCal and it is warmer than usual, but it seldom lasts more than a few days. We have the “natural” air conditioning. That’s why I had a ceiling fan put in my sewing room as it gets the afternoon sun. It’s just nice not the have the wind for a change.

  31. In a quilt show, I often find myself eyeing either My Grandmother’s Fan or a Dresden plate quilt. I really don’t know why I shy away from making one, but maybe, just maybe you will spur me on by allowing me to win your contest. It certainly time that I get over my reluctance and make one and I would thank you for giving me that push!

  32. I live in New Zealand and it is winter here. Perfect days for quilting. Would love to win your give-away.

  33. I love the look of fan patterns. I’m just a beginner so curves are hard for me to get correct. These are gorgeous.

  34. I have a Grandmother’s Fan block that I made many years ago in my first quilting class. The block in the giveaway would look nice set around the block that I made.

  35. Sometimes my mind is boggled with what quilters can make! Grandmother’s Christmas fan block is absolutely beautiful! I am sewing simple Christmas gifts this year. Winning this set or any other set would bring such joy to me and to another on the receiving end! Thank you for offering these giveaways!

  36. This is a pattern that is like my GrNDMOTHERS QUILT. NOT SURE WHO HAS IT NOW. I ENJOY YOUR BLOG AND OFTEN LEARN SOMETHING NEW. THANKS

  37. My favorite activity is to take squares or pieces relatives or friends have made and put them together in a new quilt. So meaningful to save something a loved one has touched!

  38. Absolutely Beautiful Blocks – so nice of you to give them away. I
    would love to win them and the wheels are already churning…..
    Also really enjoy your website!

  39. I have an 80-year-old neighbor with the onset of Alzheimer’s. I hope I win because I would make her this quilt. I know she would love it.

  40. What a generous and beautiful offer. I love the colors and have all kinds of ideas going through my head. I would love to be the new owner of these blocks. I love vintage blocks.

  41. This would be great!!! A quilt could be completed in record time with these beautiful blocks!!! Thanks for your generosity!!

  42. Would love to win these blocks. My grandmother was a quilter but I just started about 6 months ago and am addicted to it.

  43. The quilt is wonderful. It looks like it would be fun to try. I’m pretty new and love learning new designs. Thanks for sharing.

  44. I would absolutely love these. I love the old patterns, and piecing my quilts, runners, etc. Quilting is a great way to relax. Thank you for this opportunity to win the beautiful blocks.

  45. I just love ‘fans’and ‘plates’quilts. What a nice give away!! The colors are wonderful!

  46. I would love to win these blocks. I have 3 granddaughters and one brand new great granddaughter. It would be something to pass to them when completed.

  47. I’m pretty new to quilting. Learning as I go along. I like be the look of theses blocks.
    Would be thrilled to win them.

  48. I am a new quilter and would love to win this giveaway and make a beautiful quilt. Thank you.

    1. My favorite activity is to take blocks someone else has made and put them together into a quilt. So meaningful!

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