QUILT INDEX RECORD
4-1-655
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project
Who documented this quilt?
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:
914
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
4-May-96
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Wreath of Roses
How wide is the quilt?
78
How long is the quilt?
87
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Mitered
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; Green; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Minor stains on back.
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Inked onto quilt directly: "Wreathes of Roses Kalei Kaapunihonua."Tag sewn on: "Wreathes of Roses/ quilted for Ka lei kaapunihonua (Peter Carl Beamer, Jr.)
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Plain weave
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
32-1/4"; 32-5/8"; 13-1/4"
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half 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:
10
Width between quilting lines:
5/8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Floral
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Binding width: lt. pink 1/2", dk. pink 1/4""Two colors machine stitched together." [Also recorded that binding is attached to back by hand although no stitch is given and all references to machine stitching are marked, "N/A"
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Hawaiian Quilt Research Project
Cite this Quilt
Wreath of Roses. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-655. Accessed: 04/26/24