QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1615

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

7/25/2006

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2037

Quilt's title:

Winnie the Pooh Baby Blanket

Quilt owner's city:

Minden

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Willis, Diane

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Tech. Webster Parish School Board

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

12/21/1957

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Shreveport

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Louisiana

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Washington

Quiltmaker's ethnicity:

African American

Number of children:

3

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

Learned to quilt from: Diane Willis learned quiltmaking from her mother Camilla Woodfork, her grandmother Carrie Jefferson, and her Aunt Laura Low called Aunt Coot.

Major influences on quiltmaking?

All of the women who taught her quiltmaking, but she mostly wanted to do something to show her love to Katerina.

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Church; Gifts

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

51

Sizes, overall length:

57

Size of quilt blocks:

5 X 5

Quilt type, applique:

Machine Applique

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:

Machine sewn; Straight grain

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

5.75 inches wide, Different Fabric, Multiple, Pieced

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print

Top fabric, colors:

Pink; Red

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting, color of thread:

yellow

Quilting, design:

Rows

Batting:

Polyester

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

Diane Willis writes, "My daughter saw how cute my first quilt, My Dear Heart, was, and she said she wanted one. So, I agreed to make her one, but I didn't know that she was pregnant, and the quilt was really for my grandbaby that will be here in November. She will be my first granddaughter. Her quilt is full of love because I watched my mother, grandmother, and Aunt Coot and learned from them. This quilt will make history because of their love."

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program