QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-1282

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

BW 019

When was the form filled out?

4/30/2007

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

17, 34, 34

How wide is the quilt?

75

How long is the quilt?

85

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5 x 12.5

Sashing width:

4

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

0.25

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 - Head only

Quilt's title:

Bear Paw

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Bear Paw

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

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:

Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.