QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-2412

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

DL 145

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

105

How long is the quilt?

82

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

log cabin straight furrow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

log cabin

Brackman # or other source & #:

2576

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Strip/string Piecing

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

no

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilting designs used, background fills:

None

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Quilt top made by:

Peterson, Signa H.

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1868

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1946

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Norwegian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

midwife ironing sewing

Number of children:

4

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: childhood

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made by quiltmaker:, about 10

Where the quilt was made, city:

Duluth

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Louis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

for grandson

Description of quilt:

silk log cabin top

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.