QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-258

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1996.01.12

Object/Title:

Gypsy In My Soul

Date of object:

1987

How wide is the quilt?

66.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.000 inches

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

NQM Database Search Terms: Floral medallion used backside of some fabrics hand quilted hand appliquéd hand pieced appliquéd border red, corals label on the back counted cross stiched on Aida cloth named one of 20th Century's 100 Best Quilts

Quilt top made by:

Blair, Jane

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

National Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Paducah

Quilt owner's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wyomissing

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05/08/1926

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum