QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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