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QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2797

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:

2883

Source of the information on this quilt:

Mother-in-law

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

LL,SO,JG

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Applique Strawberry Wreath

How wide is the quilt?

78.25

How long is the quilt?

93.5

What color is the quilt?

Green; Purple; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, Strippy border, .5, 15

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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:

Heavy/close quilting, Circles, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, floral, parallel lines

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

strips are 15.5 x 62. Note John Currie from Mother 1944.

Quilt top made by:

Currie, Martha

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Yes, information available

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

E. Montpelier

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1976

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: E. Montpelier, VT Brooklyn, NY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Currie, Marth. Applique Strawberry Wreath. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2797. Accessed: 03/29/24