QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3217

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

LC 017

When was the form filled out?

Jan. 26, 1990

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Le Center

Who helped you fill out the form?

Edna Fry, J. Grussing, Mary Lou Murray, Joyce Holcomb

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

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

Description of the back:

muslin

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32",34"

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

77

Size of quilt blocks:

6" x 6"

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 "

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

pieced quilt

Quilt's title:

Blue and white squares

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight (Square)

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860 -1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

quilt owner who is great grand daughter of maker; also estimated by documenters

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Owner's name for quilt:

blue and white squares

Brackman # or other source & #:

Irish chain; Brackman 282.5

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons; Same block throughout; Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

blue/white squares are pieced into hexagonal blocks that are then attached to the sides of larger light squares - a two-block arrangement

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Geometric; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine 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

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Home cut

Describe the binding:

blue and white stripe; machine applied front; hand applied back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

batting loft is thin; cotton seeds are visible and palpable

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Baptist fan quilting over entire surface

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Quilt top made by:

Lucy Carroll Bacon

Quilted by:

Lucy Carroll Bacon

Quiltmaker's county:

Le Sueur

Quiltmaker's city:

Ottowa

Quiltmaker's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carroll

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Sept. 9, 1846

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

New Brunswick

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Sept. 25, 1925, Mankato (Blue Earth County), MN; buried in Ottowa Cemetery

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German, Emglish, Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

dressmaker, homemaker

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

carpenter

Number of children:

7

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's name:

Marvel Siehndel (1915 - 1999). She was granddaughter of maker.

Quilt owner's city:

Le Center

Essay:

Owner recalled that Lucy was "a very handy person with sewing and handwork. She was a stong-willed person."

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.