QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-4002

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 015

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?

68

How long is the quilt?

84

Size of quilt blocks:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Pieced, White

Subject of the quilt:

Bridal gift

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Single Wedding Ring II

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crown of Thorns

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?

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:

Parallel lines

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

Made by Abby Draper, Hudsonville IL; Made as bridal gift; Quilting stitches are 12/in. Pictured in Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilts, Spring 1982.

Quilt top made by:

Abby Draper, Hudsonville, IL

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

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