QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2727
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:
2818
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great Great Aunt
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SR,SO,JG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Applique Butterflies
How wide is the quilt?
55
How long is the quilt?
85
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
24
Size of quilt blocks:
10
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
3.5
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Border same as top, Single border, Pieced border, pieced triangles, 2.5
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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 condition is good
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond; Echo; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, zig zag
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Twin to #2819
Quilt top made by:
Milbury, Fanny
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
White
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1831
Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:
Nova Scotia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1905
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Nova Scotia
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Milbury, Fann. Applique Butterflies. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2727. Accessed: 04/20/24