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:

993

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

23-Jun-98

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Hawaiian Flag quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kapa Hae Hawaii (Hawaiian Flag Quilt); Kuu Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag)

How wide is the quilt?

85 1/2

How long is the quilt?

83

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Quilt apparently has been washed. Two small holes where quilting is missing (approx. 2" long area) in red stripes (middle) in upper flag. Back muslin lightly stained with scattered rust spots. Batting heavily bearding through front. [Noted in interview that quilt was drycleaned at Abe Cleaners in Kailua (had been brown, now white).]

Time period:

Timespan

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920s-1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

33 3/4 X 35"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn

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

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Single strip across width of quilt at top is 1 1/2" to 3 1/4" wide. Vertical seam joins two panels below, 78" and 7" wide.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

3/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Echo

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

Blue thread on top, white bobbin thread on back.

Quilt top made by:

Houghtailing, Olivia; Doyle, Emmeline Houghtailing; Kapuniai, Sophia Pilomina Houghtailing; Lewis, Eliza Houghtailing

Quilted by:

Houghtailing, Olivia; Doyle, Emmeline Houghtailing; Kapuniai, Sophia Pilomina Houghtailing; Lewis, Eliza Houghtailing

Where the quilt was made, city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Quilt owner's state:

Hawaii (HI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project