QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-811
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University
Date data was collected:
3/15/2004
Interviewer:
Susan Roach
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1140
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
Big Dipper
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Quilt top made by:
Hicks, Rosa
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
11-28-1898
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
5/14/1976
Highest education level completed:
High School
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Edwards
Quiltmaker's ethnicity:
African American
Number of children:
6
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
Location of quiltmaker's death: Bernice LA
Favorite pattern, piecing preferences, quilting is done with:
Quilting done with: Frame on Stand
Reason(s) for quiltmaking:
Necessity
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
57
Sizes, overall length:
87
Size of quilt blocks:
6 X 7.75
Quilt type, applique:
Hand 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
Brackman ID#:
2301
Describe the borders:
-Not Applied-
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Quilting, color of thread:
blue
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilt as you go triangle stuffed, separately lined with pinstripes.
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
mother-in-law
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Hicks, Ros. Big Dipper. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-811. Accessed: 04/18/24