QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-211
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:
447
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
2/6/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
BL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Dutch Applique
How wide is the quilt?
46
How long is the quilt?
61
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Red; Yellow
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Appliqued border, 5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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 fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Wool
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9-10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Elaborate quilting
Quilt top made by:
Rhodes, Julia
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:
Yes, information available
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Reid
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1950's
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: CT
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Rhodes, Juli. Dutch Applique. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-211. Accessed: 03/29/24