QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2417

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?

Polly Hall/Massacoh

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2526

When was the form filled out?

10/24/1995

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF.MM.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Variable Star in a Garden Maze

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

87.25

Describe the corners:

4 corners mitered

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5 square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Single border, 3, Mitered border, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain; Paisley

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, Backing condition is good

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Good

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

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:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

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

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at St. James Church, W. Hartford, CT. 1977

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project