QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1597

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:

9/10/1989

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2017

Quilt's title:

Around the World

Quilt owner's city:

Cotton Valley

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Vowell, Myrtle Watkins

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

1/10/1904

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5/5/1982

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

70

Sizes, overall length:

81.5

Size of quilt blocks:

2

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

One patch or allover

Binding:

Back turned to front

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

1.5 inches wide

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Quilting, color of thread:

red

Quilting, design:

Other, squares

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