QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1810

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?

Washington

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

120

When was the form filled out?

10/3/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

RF.TS.MB

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Wheel of Fortune

How wide is the quilt?

82

How long is the quilt?

71

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, 1.5,1.25, 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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Fragile

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Elaborate quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, Floral

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

16, 11 square, Repeat blocks

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift from sister, was purchased at an Auction in Ohio

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project