QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2362
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?
Stratford Historian Society
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2474
When was the form filled out?
10/7/1995
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Tumbling Blocks
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
79
How long is the quilt?
80.5
Describe the corners:
5, 1 corner butted
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Striped
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 checked, Backing fabric print is striped, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Various
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6-7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Cutout for poster bed
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Grandmother of Mrs. Paradis of Bristol, CT.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Tumbling Blocks. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2362. Accessed: 03/29/24