QUILT INDEX RECORD
4-1-805
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:
1057
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
14-Feb-99
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Grandmother's Fan
Brackman # or other source & #:
3305
How wide is the quilt?
34
How long is the quilt?
48 3/4
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Butted
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; Green; Blue or Navy; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
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; Print
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Plain weave
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
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?
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?
Wool
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:
10-11
Width between quilting lines:
1/2 to 5/8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Echo
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
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
Grandmother's Fan. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-805. Accessed: 04/23/24