QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1326

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:

11/20/1988

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1757

Quilt's title:

Baby Quilt with rabbits

Quilt owner's city:

New Orleans

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Saucier, Carrie Pfeffer

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

29

Sizes, overall length:

40.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Embroidery, Wholecloth

Pieced quilt type:

Wholecloth

Binding:

Bias grain; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

Different Fabric, Single

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Quilting, design:

Other, Outline and crosshatch

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The maker made this baby quilt for Charles Saucier, her only grandchild.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

from grandmother, Carrie Saucier

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program