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QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3992

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 005

When was the form filled out?

8/1/2004

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; Print

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

72

Size of quilt blocks:

8

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Orange

Describe the repairs:

Repairs to back

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Monkey Wrench

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

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

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Additional notes or stories about the quilt's design or materials source:

Red in the blocks is not Turkey rede. Some repairs on back. Purchased from Silver Thimble Quilt Shop, Ipswich, MA

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

Cite this Quilt

Monkey Wrench. 1901-1929. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-3992. Accessed: 04/18/24