QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-853

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?

Northfield

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1054

When was the form filled out?

9/18/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

SAF.MA.DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Christmas Poinsettia

How wide is the quilt?

83.5

How long is the quilt?

99

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Red; Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

When was the quilt finished?

Post-1950

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

44 x 35.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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 condition is good

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From a Torrington woman who bought quilts in Ohio

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project