QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-587

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?

Greenwich

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

803

When was the form filled out?

5/22/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

JK,NT,TS

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Wandering Foot

How wide is the quilt?

70

How long is the quilt?

84.5

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red; Turquoise or Teal

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Printed border, Single border, Pieced border, 6.5, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

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

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; very good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, leaf

Quilt top made by:

Mead

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe the source of the pattern:

Rehmel

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project