QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1000
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Date data was collected:
2/21/1988
Interviewer:
T.T.
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1354
Quilt's title:
Friendship Quilt
Quilt owner's city:
Shongaloo
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
None
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
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
Signature/date on quilt?
Multiple Names; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
seperate signature on each square
Sizes, overall width:
66
Sizes, overall length:
78
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5 X 10.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique, Embroidery
Binding:
Back turned to front
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, colors:
Green; Pink; Red; White
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton or polyester blend
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Other, Outline
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Perhaps Mother-daughter made through familes. Each of the 42 quilt top makers signed, one on each square.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1893
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
Unknow. Friendship Quilt. From , Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1000. Accessed: 03/29/24