QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2696
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Mohawk-Cornwall
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2788
Source of the information on this quilt:
Same
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
TST,CB,TS
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Lone Star
How wide is the quilt?
69
How long is the quilt?
95
What color is the quilt?
Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; good
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5-8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Describe the quilting designs used:
stars
Quilt top made by:
Swanson, Helen Louise
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Skrzypkowski
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10/17/1912
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
New Milford
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: New Milford, CT
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Swanson, Helen Louis. Lone Star. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2696. Accessed: 04/26/24