QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-629

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

6837

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Width:

71

Length:

87

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Edna Harsch died in 2013; it is not known how quilt was acquired; definitely not made by Edna

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Borders by machine

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

octagonal

Shape of edge:

Straight

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

9 vertical rows, 11 horizontal rows, 99 blocks

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

6"; 2" cheddar, 2" white, 2" cheddar. Solid cotton fabrics, plain weave.

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

stained & faded, plain weave

Backing, predominant color:

Gold

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

No Inscription

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

slightly faded

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

415.25

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rocky Road to Kansas

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)