QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-19

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Woodstock

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

267

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

BH.MB.W

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Flying Geese Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is figured, Backing condition is excellent

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Very Good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Repeat blocks

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project