QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1185

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?

Kensington

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1365

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

2/5/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

MC,DC,EOL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose of Sharon

How wide is the quilt?

89.25

How long is the quilt?

101

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, Appliqued border, 6, Butted 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 is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

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

12, 12.5

Quilt top made by:

Bush, Leona

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wilson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1871

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Weston

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1965

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Weston, WV

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project