QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

988

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

16-Oct-97

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sweet Lei Lehua, Sweet Lehua, Lei Lehua; Na Lei O Hawaii; Liko Lehua O Pana-Ewa (Lehua Buds of Pana-'ewa); Kukui O Lono; Kahili Ginger

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

84 1/4

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Describe the damage:

Binding has shifted

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Patch with yellow embroidery thread on back. Has several minor holes where batting can come through at seams and places where fabric has become unstable. Stains noted on top left edge (water stain) on back & front. New binding.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ink upper lefthand corner, "Carol Smith" [written on back.] Light pencil marks indicating diagonal quilting.

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Time period:

Timespan

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

35 1/2; 33; 25 1/2

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16") &

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1-1/4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quadruple parallel lines; straight-line infill designs

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

New binding pieced in several places (hand pieced). Underneath, binding is machine stitched to front, rolled to back & top machine stitched to back (white thread).

Quilt top made by:

Apana, Barbara Osmer Smith; Kalohelani, Ellen

Quilted by:

Apana, Barbara Osmer Smith; Kalohelani, Ellen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hilo; Hawaii Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's city:

Hilo; Hawaii Island

Quilt owner's state:

Hawaii (HI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project