QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1512

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?

Portland

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1673

When was the form filled out?

5/14/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

KR,DC,GK

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Laurel Leaf Variation

How wide is the quilt?

93

How long is the quilt?

95

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Red; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mrs. Martha Middaugh

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1846-quilted 1971

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

11.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

4

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric

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 condition is excellent

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; excellent

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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:

Paper tag sewn on quilt reads "Made by Mrs.. Martha Girgu Middaugh year 1846 just the top in New Pauls, Ohio given to great granddaughter Mrs. Dowd A. Wiley finished 1971"

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe the source of the pattern:

Brackman #555

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project