QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-378

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?

West Hartford

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

607

Source of the information on this quilt:

None

When was the form filled out?

4/17/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

MB.BH.LL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Dogwood

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

104

Describe the corners:

1 corner mitered, 1 corner butted

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

8

Size of quilt blocks:

14 x 23.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, Appliqued border, 15,2, Mitered border, Butted border

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; Macine 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

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Good

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Stencil

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Bertha

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at a tag sale

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Howell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project