QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1663

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:

1814

When was the form filled out?

6/4/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

BA,EO,MT

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Seven Sisters

How wide is the quilt?

83

How long is the quilt?

94

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

What is inscribed on the quilt?

EH

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

18 x 16.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 4, 8, Butted 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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Backing is damaged

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project