QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1559

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:

7/16/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1980

Quilt's title:

Blue Bird

Quilt owner's city:

Cottonport

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

No information available.

Sizes, overall width:

68

Sizes, overall length:

79

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Alternating with plain squares

Binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Unfinished/raw edge

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

7.5 inches wide, Same Fabric

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Gold; White; Yellow

Top fabric, color value:

Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Quilting, color of thread:

Blue

Quilting, design:

By the Piece

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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

Mrs. Gauthier appliqued the top and her friends quilted it.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1933

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Friend

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program