QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1472

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

4/9/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1898

Quilt's title:

Applique Flower

Quilt owner's city:

New Iberia

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Reasons quilt was made:

Wedding

Quilt top made by:

Weeks, Violet

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

Aug-09

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

67.5

Sizes, overall length:

81.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Embroidery, Pieced

Binding:

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Straight grain

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Gold; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; Yellow

Top fabric, color value:

Light or pastel colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

The quilter, Violet Weeks, was the owner's college roommate, and she was also the maid of honor at the owner's wedding.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1936

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program