QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1473

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:

5/7/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1899

Quilt's title:

Four Patch Crib

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Frye, Phyllis

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

42.5

Sizes, overall length:

68

Size of quilt blocks:

5.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

10 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Quilting, design:

Shells

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

The owner made the quilt top while at her mother's house and grandmother's house. The quilt was quilted by the owner and her grandmother.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program