QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-719
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?
Washington
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
56
When was the form filled out?
10/3/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
LL,BH,O
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Fools Puzzle
How wide is the quilt?
69
How long is the quilt?
72
What color is the quilt?
White; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Describe the damage:
Fragile
Time period:
1876-1900
Size of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is poor
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Front turned to back; poor
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:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe the source of the pattern:
Mills "849" p.56
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Fools Puzzle. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-719. Accessed: 03/29/24