QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-4005

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 017

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; Solid/plain

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

81

Size of quilt blocks:

15

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Pieced, Applique, Green,White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose and Tulip

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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; Other

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

feathering is double

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

Made by Elizabeth Naftzeger; This quilt covered Joyce Aufderheide's casket at her funeral and also at her husband's funeral. There is a source note from the maker's family.

Quilt top made by:

Elizabeth Naftzger, Burbank Ohio. Wayne County

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

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