QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2790
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:
2876
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
BH,LL,MB
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Tulips
How wide is the quilt?
79.5
How long is the quilt?
79.5
What color is the quilt?
White; Yellow; Green
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Describe the borders:
see comments
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:
Macine Piecing; 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
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; very good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (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:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Describe the quilting designs used:
Elaborate quilting, motifs
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Center square is 23.5, first appliqued border is 13" wide, Second or outside border is 12" wide. Borders separated by 1.5 gold strips.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Tulips. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2790. Accessed: 04/26/24