QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1872

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:

6/2/1990

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2279

Quilt's title:

Wagon Wheel (baby quilt)

Quilt owner's city:

Crowly

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quilt top made by:

Cross, Doris S.

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

7/24/1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1964

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

39

Sizes, overall length:

53.5

Size of quilt blocks:

6 X 7.25

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Bias grain; Hand sewn

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2.25 inches wide, Different Fabric, Multiple

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Solid/plain; Print

Top fabric, color value:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting, color of thread:

white

Batting:

Wool

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Three people worked on completing this quilt. Doris Cross pieced the quilt with the help of Ada Singleton, and Marietta E. Cross Nunnery quilted it.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program