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11-37-5934

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:

3740

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

78

Length:

78.5

Quilt top made by:

Ripley, Millie's grandmother

How did owner acquire quilt?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from estate

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt finished?

1994

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

1326 full/102 half/4 quarter squares blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

2

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

quilted later/ocean wave

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9-Aug

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

light blue

Inscription, type:

Message

Inscription, content:

Pieced top from estate of Millie Ripley,W Spfld,MA on June 1993. Started by her grandmother. Tied & quilted in 1994 by Marie Tessier W Spfld

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1993/1994

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

4 Patch

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1890-1994

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)

Cite this Quilt

Ripley, Millie's grandmothe. 4 Patch. 1994. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5934. Accessed: 03/29/24