QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-172
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?
Manchester
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
411
When was the form filled out?
2/6/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
JF.TS.AH
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Friendship Star Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
84
How long is the quilt?
90
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Size of quilt blocks:
7 hexagon
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Triple border, 2,2,2, Mitered border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Floral; Novelty; Plaid
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing is stained
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
7 hexagon, On tag on the quilt "Pieced about 1950 - "Star Garden Quilt", Repeat blocks
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Gift
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Friendship Star Variation. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-172. Accessed: 03/29/24