QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-448
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:
672
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
4/17/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
JTB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Hole in the Barn Door Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
69
How long is the quilt?
82
Shape of corners:
Other
What color is the quilt?
Green; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
11
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
3.5
Describe the borders:
Solid border, 3
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric
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 soild, Backing condition is good
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, cable
Quilt top made by:
King, Josephine
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Rank
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1861
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Parkville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1942
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: MI
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
King, Josephin. Hole in the Barn Door Variation. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-448. Accessed: 04/20/24