QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-733
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:
10/1/2004
Interviewer:
Susan Roach
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1066
Quilt's title:
Drunkard's Oath
Quilt owner's city:
Chatham
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
Drunkard's Path
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Reasons quilt was made:
Personal enjoyment
Quilt top made by:
Ryals, Ruby
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
12/17/1922
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Chatham
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Louisiana
Reason(s) for quiltmaking:
Pleasure
Type of item:
Finished quilt
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ruby Ryals
Sizes, overall width:
112
Sizes, overall length:
78
Size of quilt blocks:
3 X 3
Quilt type, applique:
Machine Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Side by side
Binding:
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
Brackman ID#:
1462
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
6 inches wide, Different FabricPieced
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton; Polyester
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
Beige or Tan; Black; Brown; Gray; Orange
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting, type of thread:
cotton/poly
Quilting, color of thread:
orange
Quilting, design:
By the Piece
Batting:
Cotton or polyester blend
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilter calls this her "halloween quilt."
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1987
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
Ryals, Rub. Drunkard's Oath. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-733. Accessed: 03/28/24
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