QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-732

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:

989

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Unknown

How wide is the quilt?

84 1/2

How long is the quilt?

87

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Eased miter.

What color is the quilt?

White; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Describe the damage:

Binding has shifted

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Dark pencil lines indicating tapa quilting.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ink upper lefthand corner, "Elsie Smith." Pencil marks indicating turtleback 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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

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:

20 1/4; 33; 32 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?

Machine sewn; Straight 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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Kuiki kua honu (Literally, turtle back quilting). Quilting pattern associated with the island of Kauai.

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

1/4" wide on back of quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Kalohelani, Ellen; Apana, Barbara Osmer Smith

Quilted by:

Kalohelani, Ellen; Apana, Barbara Osmer Smith

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