QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-616

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:

831

When was the form filled out?

5/22/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,AED

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Applique-Nursery Rhyme

How wide is the quilt?

33.25

How long is the quilt?

41.5

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25 x 10.75

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral; Striped

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 figured, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; fair

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

6, 10.25 x 10.75, All applique blocks illustrate the rhyme "Three Little Kittens Lost Their Mittens."

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project