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Red Beans and Ricely Yours; None; original - Bow Tie

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9-6-180

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

1/25/2003

Interviewer:

Laura Westbrook

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

484

Quilt's title:

Red Beans and Ricely Yours

Quilt owner's city:

Marrero

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

None

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Reasons quilt was made:

Other

Has this quilt been exhibited or displayed? List date and events:

Ist Annual Satchmo Art Show, 2001; Essence Jazz Fest, 2002; Beecher Quilt Show, 2002

Has this quilt been entered in contests? List date and prizes won:

Merit Award - Satchmo Show 2001

Quilt top made by:

Pedescleaux, Cecelia "Cela"

Quilted by:

Pedescleaux, Cecelia "Cela"

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

8/6/1945

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

New Olreans

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Louisiana

Highest education level completed:

High School

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Chemical Technician

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Tapplette

Quiltmaker's ethnicity:

African American

Number of children:

3

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

Learned to quilt from: Self-taught Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Doesn't know how many quilts she'd made. The other quilts are in her possession. New Orleans Museam of Art, Carroll Gallery Tulene U, N.O. African American Museam

Favorite pattern, piecing preferences, quilting is done with:

Quilting done with: Other, Log Cabin

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Pleasure

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

69

Sizes, overall length:

75

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 X 9

Quilt type, applique:

Machine Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Combination, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Binding:

Straight grain

Pattern name (from researcher):

original - Bow Tie

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

19.5 inches wide, Multiple, Same Fabric

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Metallic

Top fabric, colors:

Black; Gold; Gray; White; Yellow

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Quilting, type of thread:

cotton, metallic

Quilting, color of thread:

white, gold

Quilting, design:

Other, Stipple

Batting:

Cotton or polyester blend

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Louis Armstrong signed all of his work Red Beans and Ricely Yours. He wore a Bow Tie and always had a handkerchief in his hand.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2001

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Cite this Quilt

Pedescleaux, Cecelia "Cela. Red Beans and Ricely Yours. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-180. Accessed: 03/29/24

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