QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2795

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:

2881

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

SF,LLD,AR

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Two Patch

How wide is the quilt?

56

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

64 flowers

Size of quilt blocks:

1.5 hexagon

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

Quilt top made by:

Rhamy, Anna

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:

Wiltsie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

LaFontaine

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1962

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: LaFontaine, IN

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project