QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2751
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:
2839
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TST,TS,CB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Mill
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
67
How long is the quilt?
84.5
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1901-1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
374
Size of quilt blocks:
3.75
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Paisley; Novelty; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Solid/plain; 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 plaid, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; good
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:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
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:
Binding and quilting may be newer.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Mill. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2751. Accessed: 03/29/24