QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2797
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:
2883
Source of the information on this quilt:
Mother-in-law
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
LL,SO,JG
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Applique Strawberry Wreath
How wide is the quilt?
78.25
How long is the quilt?
93.5
What color is the quilt?
Green; Purple; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1930-1949
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by vertical strips
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Double border, Strippy border, .5, 15
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
ecru
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Heavy/close quilting, Circles, Border quilting similiar to the rest of the quilt, floral, parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
strips are 15.5 x 62. Note John Currie from Mother 1944.
Quilt top made by:
Currie, Martha
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Yes, information available
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
E. Montpelier
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1976
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: E. Montpelier, VT Brooklyn, NY
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Currie, Marth. Applique Strawberry Wreath. 1930-1949. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2797. Accessed: 03/29/24