QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-2305

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:

1/25/2002

Interviewer:

Susan Roach

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

296

Quilt's title:

Curtis Hay family

Quilt owner's city:

Goldonna

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Railroad Around Rocky Mountain

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Quilt top made by:

Hay, Elizabeth Virginnia

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Nunn

Number of children:

10

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

Location of quiltmaker's death: Goldonna LA She had 5 stepchildren. She had a great sense of humor.

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Pleasure

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

66

Sizes, overall length:

89

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 X 8

Quilt type, applique:

Hand 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:

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

Brackman ID#:

3352, variation

Describe the borders:

-Not Applied-

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Beige or Tan; Brown; Green; Pink; Red

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting, type of thread:

quilting

Quilting, color of thread:

blue

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

She got it off the floor in her father's house after someone had thrown it down.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program