QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-1895

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:

125

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great, Great Aunt

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:

Octagon Star

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

74

Describe the corners:

4 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Time period:

1930-1949

Size of quilt blocks:

12 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, 1.5, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Solid/plain; Striped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Very Backing condition is worn

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Very worn

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:

6-7

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

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

Quilt top made by:

Noll, Anne Langhorne

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Independence, MO.; Where quiltmaker died: Independence, MO

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project