QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1595
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:
8/6/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2015
Quilt's title:
Embroidery Nursery Rhyme Quilt
Quilt top made by:
Unknown
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
No information available.
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
80
Sizes, overall length:
80
Size of quilt blocks:
7.5 X 7.5
Sizes, sashing width:
2
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Straight grain; Machine sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
2.25 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain
Top fabric, colors:
White; Pink; Red
Top fabric, color value:
Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Floral/Scroll
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The owner discovered the quilt in a plastic bag in a cedar chest when her parents died.
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
Unknow. Embroidery Nursery Rhyme Quilt. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1595. Accessed: 03/28/24