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QUILT INDEX RECORD

40-38-811

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lincoln County

Oregon Quilt Project ID#:

1339-4-14

Documentation Site:

Lincoln City

Date data collected:

04-12-2014

Quilt's title:

Four Patch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Owner's Name:

Velma Freudenthal

Quilt owner's city:

Newport

State

Oregon (OR)

Quilt owner's county:

Lincoln

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Red & Blue Doll Quilt

Owner's relationship to quiltmaker (if any):

Quilt owner

How was quilt acquired by owner?

Purchase

Occasion, date, person inherited from, etc:

This quilt was purchased about 1998 at an antique mall in Chehalis, WA for $5

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall width (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

12"

Overall length (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

19-1/2"

Block Size: width x length

1-3/4 x 1-3/4" patches

Block Pattern Name:

Four Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

BB# 1101

Quilt Layout Format:

Block pattern

For quilts with a block format, describe how the quilt blocks are set together:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate Colors:

Blue or Navy; Red

Overall Color Value:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt-Specific Colors:

Cadet Blue; Claret or Wine

Damage to Quilt:

Fading; Stains

Overall Condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

Approximate date of estimation:

1890-1910

By Whom (OQP member):

KO

Date Time Frame:

1901-1929

Quilt Top Materials and Construction
Fibers types in Top:

Cotton

Fabric types in Top:

Muslin; Other

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used:

Dotted; Floral; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe any unique characteristics of fiber, fabric, or fabric prints used:

Fabric types include shirting weave and chambray

Quilt Top Construction
Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Quilting Description:
Techniques Used:

Not quilted

Binding:

Hand sewn; Straight grain

Width of Binding:

half inch - one inch

Specific Width of Binding (measurement to nearest 1/16"):

5/8"

Quilt Batting
Materials Used:

Cannot tell

Quilt Back Materials:

Cotton

Predominate Color of Backing:

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6 pieces of woven plaid

Width of pieces (nearest 1/2"):

1-3/4 + 1-3/4 + 5-3/4 + 5-3/4 + 2-3/4 + 2-3/4"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Cite this Quilt

Four Patch. 1901-1929. From International Quilt Museum, Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lincoln County. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=40-38-811. Accessed: 04/18/24