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QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-4011

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

NU 023

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?

62

How long is the quilt?

83

Size of quilt blocks:

17.5

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Two sides, Pieced, Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of quilt blocks:

14

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

Oak Leaf and Reel

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

Cite this Quilt

Oak Leaf and Reel. 1901-1929. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-4011. Accessed: 04/23/24