QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-44
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:
290
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:
Dresden Plate
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
84
How long is the quilt?
100
Describe the corners:
4 corners butted
What color is the quilt?
Purple; Pink; Green; Cream; Red
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
16 square
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; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is faded
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
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:
Green
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Purchased in an antique shop on Cape Cod
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Dresden Plate. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-44. Accessed: 03/29/24