QUILT INDEX RECORD
56-165-234
Who documented this quilt?
New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II
New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2388
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II
When was the form filled out?
2008-08-02
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Center Harbor
Who helped you fill out the form?
Documenter, S Drake
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
How wide is the quilt?
76"
How long is the quilt?
87.25"
Time period:
1930-1949
This is a:
Finished quilt
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Blanket stitch applique, feather stitch over black assembly. Embroidered pink centers, blanket stitched down; blocks separated by embroidery.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of quilt blocks:
42; 7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows; 26 multicolored petals appliqued.
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
What size are the blocks?
12"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Plain weave fabrics.
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
The quilting workmanship is good.
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Pink thread
Width between quilting lines:
The quilting is sparse.
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
3". The border is plain weave, cotton.
How is the binding made?
Separate binding applied; Straight grain
Shape of edge:
Straight
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Plain weave
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
This quilt has damage, but it is sound.
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman pg 419, #3474
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
China Aster
Details
Who photographed this quilt?
Robert L. Guaraldi, all rights reserved
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
All Rights Reserved - Robert L. Guaraldi
Cite this Quilt
China Aster. 1930-1949. From New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II, New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=56-165-234. Accessed: 03/29/24