QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-527

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

734

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04/30/1994

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner; Participated in design of the quilt

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Quilted or tied the top

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited; Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

82 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Edge of hexagon

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Edge of hexagon

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1930s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

156

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

Ewell, Ethel B.

Quilted by:

Trottier, Marion

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hyde Park

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United Nations

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was inherited by owner as a top only, owner then backed and quilted the top herself in the 1990s.

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters