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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