QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1347
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:
1518
Source of the information on this quilt:
Mother-in-law
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:
Flower Pot Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
78.5
How long is the quilt?
91
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; Rust
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
11
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Other synthetic; Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Novelty; Floral; Solid/plain; Paisley
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
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru and pink
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Sashing and quilted added later than 1950. Sashing appears to be poly-blend.
Quilt top made by:
Eighmie, Verta
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Describe the source of the pattern:
Brackman #2127
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Presnell
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/28/1915
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: TN
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Eighmie, Vert. Flower Pot Variation. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1347. Accessed: 04/25/24