QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-3138

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:

251

When was the form filled out?

11/7/1992

Who helped you fill out the form?

GL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double X

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

77

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

41

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Border same as top, Half Blocks form the border, No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting

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

Repeat blocks

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:

Was given to owner at an estate sale to cover some furniture

Describe the source of the pattern:

Susan Mills

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project