QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2032

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?

Cheshire

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2162

When was the form filled out?

2/11/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,MC,GW

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunflower

How wide is the quilt?

75

How long is the quilt?

98

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many signatures

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1935

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

10.50

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1.50

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:

Hand 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, repaired

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, serpentine

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

Franklin Roosevelt's name near center.Flowers embroidered by hand. Names embroidered. More than one technique.

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Lafayette Reformed Church Ladies Aide

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Biography of quilt owner:

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project