QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

3/22/2003

Interviewer:

Laura Westbrook

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

562

Quilt's title:

Sun Bonnet Sue Over All Sam / nine patch

Quilt owner's city:

New Sarpy

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Sunbonnet Sue, Overall Sam

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Reasons quilt was made:

Baby or crib; Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

birth

Quilt top made by:

Vicknair, Linda Cecile Troxclair

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

7/16/1942

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Madisonville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Louisiana

Highest education level completed:

High School

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Lester Vicknair, divorced

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Troxclair

Quiltmaker's ethnicity:

French

Number of children:

3

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

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

Learned to quilt from: 1990 Adult Education Class, Destrehan. Instructor was Brenda Gallimo. First quilt was a blue and peach sampler Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Gramercy, Reserve, Metairie, LA also Destrehan, Kenner She's a Cajun Dancer, who also enjoys ballroom dancing.

Major influences on quiltmaking?

Linda's grandmother, Irma St. Pe and some friends.

Favorite pattern, piecing preferences, quilting is done with:

Quilting done with: Hoop, Baby Blocks, Attic Window, Fans

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Gifts; Pleasure

Type of item:

Finished quilt

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Granny LInda 1997

Sizes, overall width:

35

Sizes, overall length:

43

Size of quilt blocks:

9 X 9

Quilt type, applique:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique; Other applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Combination, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Bias grain

Pattern name (from researcher):

magazine

Brackman ID#:

4822, 47.17, combination

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2.5 inches wide, Same Fabric

Top fabric, fiber:

Wool

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

White

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting, type of thread:

cotton

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Polyester

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

The owner says that "Granny Linda made this quilt for Victoria. Victoria was the first grandchild on both sides of the family."

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1997

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Grandmother

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program