QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-950

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:

1197

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

29-Jul-00

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broken Dishes; The Double Square

How wide is the quilt?

53 1/4

How long is the quilt?

64

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Binding has shifted

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Badly worn

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s-1940s

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; Unknown

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Chambray; dimity; dobby weave

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

machine Piecing; Hand piecing

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:

13; 23 1/4; 15

Describe the back:

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)?

half inch - one 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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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