QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-693
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?
Noank
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
903
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great Great Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/12/1993
Who helped you fill out the form?
MC
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Shoofly
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album, Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
88
How long is the quilt?
88
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
What is inscribed on the quilt?
many signatures and dates
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1849
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
56
Size of quilt blocks:
7.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Sashing width:
3
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is floral, Backing fabric print is striped, Backing is stained
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Quilt top made by:
Watrous, Sarah Ann
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Young
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Nov. 12, 1826
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Westchester, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Watrous, Sarah An. Shoofly. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-693. Accessed: 03/28/24