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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