QUILT INDEX RECORD

17-13-2725

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:

2816

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Great Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Square within a Square

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap

How wide is the quilt?

79.75

How long is the quilt?

82

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

64

Size of quilt blocks:

9.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Printed border, Single border, Strippy border, 4

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Macine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing condition is poor

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; poor

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, crosses in center of large square

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

Pieced squares machine sewn to feedsack foundation. Entire quilt is backed.

Quilt top made by:

Seeley, Eugenia

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Storie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1850's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930's

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: MA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project