QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3999

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 012

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 or polyester blend

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How wide is the quilt?

85

How long is the quilt?

110

Size of quilt blocks:

9

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Star

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Rotated, but less than 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

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

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double diamonds in border

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

Pieced by Della Ganger, Comfrey MN; Quilted by Mrs. Frank Aretz

Quilt top made by:

Della Ganger, Mrs. Frank Aretz

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.