QUILT INDEX RECORD
19-15-3992
Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:
NU 005
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; Print
How wide is the quilt?
80
How long is the quilt?
72
Size of quilt blocks:
8
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
What color is the quilt?
Orange
Describe the repairs:
Repairs to back
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1910
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
72
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Owner's name for quilt:
Monkey Wrench
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:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Wool
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Additional notes or stories about the quilt's design or materials source:
Red in the blocks is not Turkey rede. Some repairs on back. Purchased from Silver Thimble Quilt Shop, Ipswich, MA
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Minnesota Quilters, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Monkey Wrench. 1901-1929. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-3992. Accessed: 04/24/24