QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3081
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?
Woodstock
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
208
Source of the information on this quilt:
Husband's Grandmothers
When was the form filled out?
11/7/1992
Who helped you fill out the form?
TS.PG.MB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Yankee Puzzle
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
57
How long is the quilt?
71.5
Describe the corners:
4 corners mitered
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the repairs:
Repaired
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
120
Size of quilt blocks:
6 square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Plaid; Paisley; Novelty; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Striped; Checked
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 checked, Backing fabric print is figured, Backing fabric print is floral, Backing fabric print is plaid, Backing fabric print is soild, Backing fabric print is striped, Same as front
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:
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:
Perkins, Cora Mae; Stark, Minnie
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Inherited
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Clark, Umkelly
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1930, 1943
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Stamford, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Perkins, Cora Mae; Stark, Minni. Yankee Puzzle. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3081. Accessed: 04/26/24