QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1328
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?
Newtown
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
1500
When was the form filled out?
4/16/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
MB,BH,LL
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Shoofly
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
82
How long is the quilt?
89
What color is the quilt?
Red; Pink; Cream; Brown
Describe the damage:
Fragile
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
1850-1875
Number of quilt blocks:
132
Size of quilt blocks:
7.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Paisley; Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; fair
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less 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:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Simple quilting
Quilt top made by:
Blackman, Roberta
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
purchased
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1879
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Bridgeport
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1975
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Blackman, Robert. Shoofly. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1328. Accessed: 04/26/24