QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1336

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:

1766

Quilt's title:

Sunbonnet Sue and Sam

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Geyer, Melonea

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

75

Sizes, overall length:

75

Size of quilt blocks:

13.5 X 13.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Separated by plain sashing

Binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Unfinished/raw edge

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; 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:

Blue

Quilting, design:

Other, By the Piece, 2 inch boxes

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

Melonea Geyer and her stepmother-in-law pieced this quilt from scraps from their dresses. The pink dye bled into the other fabrics when the quilt was washed.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program