QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1797

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?

Granby

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

1940

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

9/17/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

JW,KB,CB

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Fan

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

87

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Grandma Melhuish (quilted in 1941)

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1936

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

81

Size of quilt blocks:

6.75

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Paisley; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Melhuish, Laura Byrd

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Baker

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/1/1873

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Susquehanna County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11/11/1952

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Susquehanna County, PA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project