QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2081

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:

136

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Grandmother

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:

Embroidered

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

37.5

How long is the quilt?

51

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

8 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

2

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 5, Mitered 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

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?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting has shifted

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, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

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

Quilt top made by:

Cropper, Ida

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1863

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Waterloo

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1955

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Waterloo, Iowa; Where quiltmaker died: Waterloo, Iowa

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project