QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-798

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:

1003

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great, Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/12/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

NT.TS.MO

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Texas Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

77.5

How long is the quilt?

80.5

Describe the corners:

4 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

5.25

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, 1,1.25, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

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

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Good

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Crosshatch, Chain

Quilt top made by:

Yoders, Nancy

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reid

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: West Virginia

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project