QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-707

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

64

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03/07/1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flying Geese and Stars

How wide is the quilt?

83 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Binding may have been added at a later date.

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s (Depression era)

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

14

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks); Separated by diagonal sashing; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Pieced diamonds in green and yellow on a white background. Green Le Moyne stars at corner intersections.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline in sashing, grid within plain squares.

Quilt top made by:

Duchesneau, Lucie Belleau

Quilted by:

Duchesneau, Lucie Belleau

Where the quilt was made, city:

West Warwick

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Passed to present owner by Anna Duchesneau.

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Belleau

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Duchesneau, Zephir

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Mill wright

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Was a widow during Depression and lived with her son's wife, also widowed. Quilted day and night, but daughter-in-law worried she was quilting faster than they could afford to buy supplies due to little money being available for such expenses.

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island