QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-228
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:
463
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
2/6/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
CKB, Consultant: AS
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Redwork
How wide is the quilt?
47
How long is the quilt?
58
What color is the quilt?
White; Red
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1901-1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
8.25
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2.75
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is figured, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding; good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How thick is the quilt?
Thick (More than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4-5
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Quilt assembled in 1986
Quilt top made by:
Martel, Julia
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Biography of quilt owner:
See more information of original data form
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Stone
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
West Hartford
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1928
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: West Hartford, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Martel, Juli. Redwork. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-228. Accessed: 03/28/24