QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-886

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:

1137

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-Apr-99

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:

Daffodils

How wide is the quilt?

93 3/4

How long is the quilt?

94

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

Describe the corners:

Scalloped edges

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Gold; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Stained, yellowed. Stained esp in center. Probably would help to hand wash-call B. Harger for instructions.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Quilted into curved applique, upper left, "Ella Morris 1937".

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

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

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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Machine sewn

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

12

Width between quilting lines:

7/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Morris, Ella

Quilted by:

Morris, Ella

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