QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3996

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 009

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?

72

How long is the quilt?

72

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Cream

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Pineapple cactus

Brackman # or other source & #:

2922?

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

blocks are set in and not distinct, appear to run together

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; 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?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch - diamond

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.