QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1597
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:
9/10/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2017
Quilt's title:
Around the World
Quilt owner's city:
Cotton Valley
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Vowell, Myrtle Watkins
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
1/10/1904
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
5/5/1982
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
70
Sizes, overall length:
81.5
Size of quilt blocks:
2
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
One patch or allover
Binding:
Back turned to front
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
1.5 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:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting, color of thread:
red
Quilting, design:
Other, squares
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
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
Vowell, Myrtle Watkin. Around the World. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1597. Accessed: 04/27/24