QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-610
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:
9/20/2003
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
938
Quilt's title:
Leap Frog
Quilt owner's city:
Slidell
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
Log Cabin
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Reasons quilt was made:
Personal enjoyment
Has this quilt been exhibited or displayed? List date and events:
Covington Fair
Has this quilt been entered in contests? List date and prizes won:
Covington Fair, Blue Ribbon
Quilt top made by:
Hoyt, Melba
Quilted by:
Hoyt, Melba
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
11/16/1924
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
New Orleans
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Louisiana
Highest education level completed:
High School
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kuhn
Quiltmaker's ethnicity:
German-American
Number of children:
3
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
Learned to quilt from: She took classes in Slidell from Jan Femening; She also learned from books and group quilting. Other quilts by the quiltmaker: She's made many others which are in Slidell, LA; some have been given as gifts. She's been sewing since she was a small child, and after the death of her husband she needed to work with her hands. She says she loves the materials, and the possibilities of the materials.
Major influences on quiltmaking?
Her hobby is quilting and needlework.
Reason(s) for quiltmaking:
Pleasure
Type of item:
Finished quilt
What is inscribed on the quilt?
1998
Sizes, overall width:
55
Sizes, overall length:
65
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:
Hand sewn; Straight grain
Pattern name (from researcher):
Quilt Bee Club
Brackman ID#:
2576, variation
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
4 inches wide, Multiple, Pieced
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Green; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Red
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting, type of thread:
Plastic
Batting:
Cotton or polyester blend
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The quilter belonged to a quilting bee, and they made the quilt as a group.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1998
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
Hoyt, Melb. Leap Frog. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-610. Accessed: 04/20/24
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