QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1825
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University
Date data was collected:
5/5/1990
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
2235
Quilt's title:
Crazy Patch (String)
Quilt owner's city:
Dean Community, Union Parish
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Quilt top made by:
Graves, Sallie McKinnie
Quiltmaker's date of birth:
Feb., 15 1886
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Jun-68
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
70
Sizes, overall length:
89
Size of quilt blocks:
14 X 15.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Setting:
Alternating with plain squares
Binding:
Back turned to front
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
2.5 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Feedsack; Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Other, log cabin
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Fair/worn
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Graves, Sallie McKinni. Crazy Patch (String). From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1825. Accessed: 03/29/24