QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1556
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:
7/16/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1977
Quilt owner's city:
Elm Grove
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Quilt top made by:
Brouilette, Fredina
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
1909
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1985
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
66
Sizes, overall length:
84
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; Hand sewn; Unfinished/raw edge
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
2
Quilting, color of thread:
White
Quilting, design:
Other, Fans
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The owner says this quilt is "a primitive quilt" that was "made with whatever materials were on hand." The backing is made of old rice sack material.
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
mother
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Brouilette, Fredin. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1556. Accessed: 04/27/24