QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2354

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:

152

Source of the information on this quilt:

Friend

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:

Sawtooth Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

88.5

How long is the quilt?

84

Describe the corners:

2 corners butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

EHW-E

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

55

Size of quilt blocks:

8 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Coarse, woven, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Fringe; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy/close quilting

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

55, 8 square

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Ellen

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Witherspoon

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Versailles

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Glen Artney - family farm in Versailles, Kentucky

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project