QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-37

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:

284

Source of the information on this quilt:

Aunt

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

GL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunbonnet Sue with Tulips

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

64.75

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

17 x 15

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:

Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Novelty

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing condition is good, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Adalena Louisa

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

McNutt

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Virginia

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project