QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-909

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1253

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie

Quilt owner's city:

Bernice

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

True Lover's Knot

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

No information available.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

74.5

Sizes, overall length:

85

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5 X 7

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#:

1429b

Top fabric, colors:

Yellow; Pink; Red; Blue; Gold

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Quilting, type of thread:

cotton

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

Rows

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Fair/worn

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Found at dumpster on 167 North.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program