QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-1843
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:
1984
When was the form filled out?
9/17/1994
Who helped you fill out the form?
RF,CM,MB, Consultant: DS
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Dahlia Embroidery
How wide is the quilt?
71
How long is the quilt?
82
Shape of corners:
Other
What color is the quilt?
Lavender; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
8
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Border same as top, Single border, 2.50
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
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
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?
Bias grain; good
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, cross hatch, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, moon and sun
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
30, 8
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Dahlia Embroidery. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-1843. Accessed: 04/20/24