QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2770
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:
2857
Source of the information on this quilt:
Step Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
SF,LLD,AR
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Virginia Reel Variation
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Scrap
How wide is the quilt?
72
How long is the quilt?
97
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Blue or Navy; White
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1930-1949
Number of quilt blocks:
48
Size of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Checked; Solid/plain; Novelty
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Macine Piecing
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is floral, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing newer than front., Repeat blocks
Quilt top made by:
Faber, Ellen
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
inherited
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Richardson
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1862
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Pawtaucket
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Rhode Island (RI)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1944
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Pawtaucket, RI, Yonkers, NY
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Faber, Elle. Virginia Reel Variation. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2770. Accessed: 04/20/24