QUILT INDEX RECORD

40-38-1651

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Oregon Quilt Project

Oregon Quilt Project ID#:

2019.DS.SP.36

Documentation Site:

Sisters, OR - Stitchin' Post

Date data collected:

03-09-2019

Quilt's title:

"Log Cabin" (Straight Furrow var.)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Owner's Name:

Shoulders, Suzette DeCourcey

Quilt owner's city:

Bend

State

Oregon (OR)

Quilt owner's county:

Deshutes

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Log Cabin

How was quilt acquired by owner?

Purchase

Occasion, date, person inherited from, etc:

I bought this beauty for $200 at the Sisters Habitat Thrift Shop in July of 2015.

Any additional stories or notes about the quilt's history or ownership?
Who will inherit this quilt?

I hope to give this quilt to a museum.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall width (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

84"

Overall length (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

84"

Block Size: width x length

9¼" x 9¼"

Block Pattern Name:

Log Cabin

Brackman # or other source & #:

BB# 2573

Borders: _1 _2 _3 _more than 3

2

Width: (in inches, to the nearest 1/2") _1 _2 _3 _____other

1st Border = 2½" Pink 2nd Border = 7¼" Medium dark Print

Quilt Layout Format:

Block pattern

For quilts with a block format, describe how the quilt blocks are set together:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate Colors:

Brown; Coral; Pink

Overall Color Value:

Multicolor

Quilt-Specific Colors:

Butterscotch; Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Chrome Yellow; Double Pink; Lancaster Blue; Madder Brown

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Bubblegum Pink; Purple (fugitive)

Damage to Quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains

Overall Condition:

Very good/almost new

Approximate date of estimation:

c.1870's

By Whom (OQP member):

MBC

Date Time Frame:

1850-1875

Quilt Top Materials and Construction
Fibers types in Top:

Cotton

Fabric types in Top:

Muslin

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Print; Striped

Quilt Top Construction
Piecing techniques:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Quilting Description:
Techniques Used:

Hand quilting

Number of stitches per inch:

5-6

Thread Type:

Cotton

Thread Color:

Brown

Width between quilting lines:

¾" Dense Quilting

Overall Pattern Design:

In-the-ditch; Single parallel lines

Binding:

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

Width of Binding:

less than a half inch

Specific Width of Binding (measurement to nearest 1/16"):

¼"

Quilt Batting
Materials Used:

Wool

Batting Loft:

Thin

Quilt Back Materials:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Strip pieced - reversible

Predominate Color of Backing:

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

Multiple

Width of pieces (nearest 1/2"):

5½" ; 8"

Describe the back:

Reversible

Who photographed this quilt?

K. Yee

Source of Quilt's Materials:

Old clothes; Sewing scraps; Unknown

Quilt Top Pattern Source:

Public domain/traditional pattern

Quilt Design Pattern Source:

Public domain

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