QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1867

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:

6/2/1990

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2274

Quilt's title:

Sunbonnet Sue (Dutch Girl)

Quilt owner's city:

East Baton Rouge

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Bashful, Hattie Lipscomb

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

August 3, 1892

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

16-Sep-56

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

71

Sizes, overall length:

76

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain; Machine sewn

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

6.5 inches wide, Multiple

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, colors:

White; Pink; Red; Blue

Top fabric, color value:

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

Quilting, design:

Shells

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1939

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program