QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

5759

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79

Length:

73.25

Quilt top made by:

Jayroe, Hazel

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's city:

Houston

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1929

Birthplace, city:

Houston

Birthplace, state:

Texas (TX)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1995

# of Children:

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ferrell, Cora Lee

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Gallatin,TX

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

15 vertical rows, 14 horizontal rows, 210 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

5.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

check

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1293

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double Windmill

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

1940s - 2007

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)