QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3990

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 003

When was the form filled out?

8/1/2004

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How wide is the quilt?

87

How long is the quilt?

86

Size of quilt blocks:

5.75

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

98

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Shoo-Fly Nine Patch

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Additional notes or stories about the quilt's design or materials source:

2" shooflys in a 6" block. Purchased from Donna Hamilton, Minneapolis, MN. Top made in 1870, quilted in 1910. 7012 pieces. From Indiana. The name (Shoo-Fly) originated in the South from the ceiling fan pulled by a slave over the diners to shoo the fly

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.