QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1643

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:

1795

Source of the information on this quilt:

Husband's Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/4/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

JP,EO,BH

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunbonnet Sue-Overall Sam

How wide is the quilt?

37.50

How long is the quilt?

50

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Pink; Green; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

8

Size of quilt blocks:

10.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Border same as top, Single border, 3, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Novelty

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 is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; poor

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, motif, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, cable

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

7, 10.50

Quilt top made by:

Hurtt, Effie

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

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri (MO)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: MO,TX,CT

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project