QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-328

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Hawaii's Plantation Village Collection

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

583

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

5-Jun-93

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sweet Lei Lehua, Sweet Lehua, Lei Lehua; Na Lei O Hawaii; Liko Lehua O Pana-Ewa (Lehua Buds of Pana-'ewa); Kukui O Lono; Kahili Ginger

How wide is the quilt?

83 1/2

How long is the quilt?

92 1/2

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Needs cleaning professionally; drycleaning clamp needs removing.Unstable for exhibit unless laid flat.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Drycleaning clamp (metal), and two embroidered (X) marks in red thread.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

30 1/2; 31 1/2; 30 1/4

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/4 to 5/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project