QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-2033

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:

7/25/2006

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2434

Quilt's title:

God's Blessings

Quilt owner's city:

Minden

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

one patch

Has this quilt been entered in contests? List date and prizes won:

The quilt won best original design.

Quilt top made by:

Quilting Queens of Minden

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

66.5

Sizes, overall length:

91.5

Size of quilt blocks:

3.5 X 3.5

Quilt type, applique:

Machine Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

One patch or allover

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Bias grain; Machine sewn

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

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, design:

Other, heart

Batting:

Cotton or polyester blend

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

The Quilting Queens of Minden met and bonded through their volunteer work at the Northwest Louisiana Hurricane Relief Center, in Minden, Louisiana, and after the center closed, center Director Chris Broussard got the idea to make quilts from the clothing items that were left that could not be distributed. The women began to meet weekly and made quilts to auction off to raise money for Katrina and Rita survivors. The quilt is special because it was signed by Hurricane Katrina evacuees, as well as relief workers.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program