QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-371

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:

5/30/1997

Interviewer:

Susan Roach

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

679

Quilt's title:

Christmas in the Pines

Quilt owner's city:

Bastrop

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

None

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Quilt top made by:

Worley, Glenda

Quilted by:

Worley, Glenda

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: 1) books and magazines, 2) Basic classes from Jean Crowly in 1990, 3) classes from national teacher's workshop, quilt shows, etc. Glenda Worley enjoys piecing by machine and trying different patterns. Piecing is done with lap frame for hand-quilting. She prefers to use cotton instead of polyester or other materials.

Major influences on quiltmaking?

Relaxation, Creativity, and Fellowship with Friends, The members of the Northeast Louisiana Quilters Guild and national tearchers

Favorite pattern, piecing preferences, quilting is done with:

None

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Other

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

34

Sizes, overall length:

38

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Wholecloth

Binding:

Straight grain

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

Multiple

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, colors:

Gold; Green; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting, color of thread:

neutral

Quilting, design:

Other, In the Ditch

Batting:

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

thin

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The maker says, "This quilt (wall hanging) was the result of learning 2 separate techniques. I practiced what I was learning by putting this together for my mother to hang in her hallway."

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1991

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program