QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1580
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:
8/16/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2000
Quilt's title:
Goblet
Quilt top made by:
Johnson, Mrs. J. Dudley
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
1907
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
Learned to quilt from: She learned to piece quilts as a young girl. She says she's made several quilts, but doesn't specify where they are.
Reason(s) for quiltmaking:
Pleasure; Necessity
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
80
Sizes, overall length:
116
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5 X 11.5
Sizes, sashing width:
1.75
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Back turned to front; Unfinished/raw edge; Hand sewn
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting, color of thread:
White
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The maker's grand-daughter writes, "A quilter from Moss Bluff agreed to quilt it in exchange for enough scraps to make a quilt herself. This pattern was quite popular in the 1930s. This particular goblet quilt was made by Mrs. Johnson from scraps of family clothing."
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
Cite this Quilt
Johnson, Mrs. J. Dudle. Goblet. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1580. Accessed: 04/27/24