QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1568

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:

1726

When was the form filled out?

5/14/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

KR,GK, Consultant: DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Butterflies

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

74.50

How long is the quilt?

84

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Border same as top, Pieced border, 5.75

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Plaid; 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 condition is very good

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, concentric hearts

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

Buttonhole stitching around butterflies. Scalloped and triangle border pattern design.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project