QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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