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9-6-1477

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:

5/7/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1903

Quilt's title:

Tulips

Quilt owner's city:

Aycock, Claiborne Parish

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Sadie

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

4-5-1874

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/19/1960

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

65

Sizes, overall length:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

24

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

3.5 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Green; Pink; Red; White

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting, color of thread:

green & white

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

mother

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Cite this Quilt

Wilson, Sadi. Tulips. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1477. Accessed: 03/29/24