QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

PSC1500084

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

11-10-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Prescott, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Brown House Neighborhood

3. Quilt Width:

63.75 inches

3. Quilt Length:

72 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Brown; Green

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

red, peach, beige

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fold marks or creases; Stains

Other damage to quilt:

Back of quilt has fold marks or creases

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Log cabin

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Western

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

871

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe other spacing style:

alternating with 22 plain squares

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium (3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

white

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

4

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

5

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

43, 20.5 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Object not commercially manufactured. Some blocks are rectangular.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Christi Weedon

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Object acquired in June 2013. Found in a sealed barrel after my mother's death.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Gender:

Female

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

My quilts were all made by my female family members; great-grandmothers, grandmothers and great aunt. I am not sure who made which quilt and hoping additional information will help me narrow this down.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arizona (AZ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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