QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2229

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?

Essex

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2349

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

5/20/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

JK.MM.JW

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

62.5

How long is the quilt?

69

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 1.5, Mitered border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

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 is stained

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

Masonic Symbols, Grandma Kincaid,Carter,HAS,S Budge Barnes,Ada Louise,A.Barnes,M.H.Graves,Mrs.M McDonough, Harrison, many more with beading and paintings

Quilt top made by:

Burke, Mabel

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Signor

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1866

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Winnetka

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Illinois (IL)

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Winnetka, IL

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project