QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2748

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:

2836

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

CM,DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crosses and Losses

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

61

How long is the quilt?

74

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Quilt back is hand pieced

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

20, 8.5

Quilt top made by:

Thibault, Catherine (Kate)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Coucette

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1878

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Nove Scotia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Nova Scotia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project