QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-4008

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 020

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; Other

Description of the back:

1930's green

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

94

Size of quilt blocks:

10.75

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Nine Patch

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Single Irish Chain

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.