QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2733
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:
2822
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great Great Great Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TS,CB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Blazing Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
57
How long is the quilt?
81
What color is the quilt?
Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
35
Size of quilt blocks:
10
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Printed border, Single border, Pieced border, 3.75
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:
Macine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; worn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
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
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, zig zag
Quilt top made by:
Griswold, Lura
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:
House
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1835
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1880
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Griswold, Lur. Blazing Star. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2733. Accessed: 03/29/24