QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1145
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:
81
When was the form filled out?
10/3/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
RF.TS.MB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Seven Sisters and Eight Point Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
66
How long is the quilt?
80
Describe the corners:
4 corners butted
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Red
Antique colors:
Cadet Blue
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
8
Size of quilt blocks:
16 hexagon
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Plaid, Single border, 4.5-7
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Novelty; Dotted; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is checked, Backing fabric print is plaid, Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Backing condition is fair
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thick (More than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
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
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Rainbow
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
8, 16 hexagon
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Seven Sisters and Eight Point Star. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1145. Accessed: 03/29/24