QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1830

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:

1971

When was the form filled out?

9/17/1994

Who helped you fill out the form?

KR,CB, Consultant: DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

71

How long is the quilt?

77

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Antique colors:

Madder Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

What is inscribed on the quilt?

ink signatures, some stuffed, some hand written

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; 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 figured, Backing is damaged

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back; damaged

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:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4-5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Signatures written in ink in center circle of star

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Describe the source of the pattern:

Mills

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project