QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1023

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?

Vernon

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1214

Source of the information on this quilt:

Husband's great great Aunt

When was the form filled out?

11/6/1993

Who helped you fill out the form?

JW,DC,MM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Embroidered Motifs

How wide is the quilt?

83.50

How long is the quilt?

82.50

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

28

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:

Macine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3-4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Summer spread. Stamped (transfers). Red thread embroidered on binding.

Quilt top made by:

Koehler, Ida

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1840's

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project