QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-2553

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

FF 071

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

41

How long is the quilt?

32

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

embroidered crib quilt

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1950-1975

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

animals

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Side by side

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

Quilt top made by:

Tweeton, Carla Judith Kittleson

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kittleson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1940

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Norwegian & Swedish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

LPN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

LPN

Number of children:

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

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

Age when quiltmaker learned: as adult, How learned to quilt: self taught

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:, 6

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fergus Falls

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ottertail

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details about why the quilt was made:

made for birth of son

Description of quilt:

green/white crib quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.