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Flyfoot; Catch Me If You Can

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1202

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

1403

Alternate inventory control number:

1403a

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Pieced in California by a woman with failing eyesight who moved to there from Sumner County, Tennessee due to the lack of occupational opportunities for the blind in Tennessee

Quilt's title:

Flyfoot

Where the quilt was made, city:

Los Angeles

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

B. Ramsey

Quilt top made by:

Kirkpatrick, Mina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:

Sumner County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Tennessee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1960

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kirkpatrick, Hugh

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilted by:

Ralph, Hester

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kirkpatrick

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

How wide is the quilt?

88 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Size of quilt blocks:

9 X 9 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Catch Me If You Can

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

1130b

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

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

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Burgundy; Blue or Navy; Black; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Setting triangles (6.5 inches from point to base)

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Flannel

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee

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Cite this Quilt

Kirkpatrick, Min. Flyfoot. 1901-1929. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1202. Accessed: 03/28/24