QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2688
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?
Mohawk-Cornwall
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2781
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
CB,TS,TST
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
6 Patch Diamond
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
What color is the quilt?
Purple; Gray
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
92
Size of quilt blocks:
11 x 22
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Striped; Plaid
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Wool
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is plaid, Backing condition is good, Quilt back is hand pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; good
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
brown
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, diagonal lines
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
6 Patch Diamond. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2688. Accessed: 03/29/24