QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-25

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:

272

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB.BH.W

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sailboats

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?

Yellow; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.5

Describe the borders:

Solid border, No border, 3.5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is excellent

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Excellent

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Elaborate quilting, Crosshatch

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Squares were assembled in 1932 in Danielson, CT and given to the owner's mother when she was 10. She had it made into a quilt in 1948.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project