QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-581
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University
Date data was collected:
9/26/1987
Interviewer:
Meadows
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
908
Quilt's title:
Strip Pieced Quilt
Quilt owner's city:
Shreveport
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
String Quilt
Quilt top made by:
Green, Georgia Elkins
Quilted by:
Green, Georgia Elkins
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
11-11-1871
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
4/26/1942
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
68
Sizes, overall length:
82
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Binding:
Back turned to front; Straight grain
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, colors:
Pink; Red; White
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Shells
Batting:
Other
Describe the quilt filling:
thin
Condition:
Fair/worn
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Came down through father's family. Quilted constantly after heart attack last 20 years of her life.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1920
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
Green, Georgia Elkin. Strip Pieced Quilt. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-581. Accessed: 03/29/24