QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1577
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:
8/6/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1997
Quilt's title:
Japanese Lantern
Quilt owner's city:
Lake Charles
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quilt top made by:
Johnson, Margaret
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
Feb-04
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
78
Sizes, overall length:
96.5
Size of quilt blocks:
11 X 11
Sizes, sashing width:
3
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Combination, Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares; Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Bias grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
3 inches wide, Different Fabric, Multiple, Pieced
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, color value:
Light or pastel colors; Multicolor
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting, color of thread:
pink
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Johnson, Margare. Japanese Lantern. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1577. Accessed: 03/28/24