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Drunkard's Oath; Drunkard's Path

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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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