QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1624

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?

Mystic

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1778

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother's Sister

When was the form filled out?

6/4/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

SOF,GK,ASP

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pineapple Applique Variation

How wide is the quilt?

79

How long is the quilt?

97.50

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Single border, 6, Mitered 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:

Macine Piecing; 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?

Bias grain; very good

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

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

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

Fair labels attached., Repeat blocks

Quilt top made by:

Walbridge, Lenora H

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

Biography of quilt owner:

See more information of original data form

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Whitney

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1868

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Stafford

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1944

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project