QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2274
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Essex
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2391
When was the form filled out?
5/20/1995
Who helped you fill out the form?
R.B.D
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Streak of Lightening
How wide is the quilt?
80
How long is the quilt?
83
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Time period:
1901-1929
Number of quilt blocks:
10
Size of quilt blocks:
8.5 x 80
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by vertical strips
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:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is floral, Backing fabric print is striped
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Woven tape
Describe the quilt filling:
Batting has shifted
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Zig zag
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Purchased in 1968
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Streak of Lightening. 1901-1929. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2274. Accessed: 03/28/24