QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2750

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:

2838

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC,MG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Split Rail Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

64

How long is the quilt?

74

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Paisley; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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:

Doucette

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1878

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Nova Scotia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11/1948

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Nova Scotia

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project