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Friendship Star Variation; Scrap

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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

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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