Sampler on Black

Maintenance and Project History

History & Provenance

• Narrative – This quilt was a gift from my mother.
• Work Credit: Linda Bailey
• Date Made: 2005
• Ownership History:
  • David Bailey from December 25, 2005
• Documented by David Bailey and by date on front of quilt in the shooting star.

Overall

Size

• Length: 68″
• Width: 53″

Top

Fabric Description

• Cotton prints that read as solids. Black background. Foreground colors are jewel tones of orange, red, blue, pink, gree, purple, yellow, and gold.

General Organization

• This quilt is organized into a 3 column by 4 row grid. It is sampling of blocks. A straight setting with a full drop is used.
  
  The blocks us a variety of designs, so the quilt is a sampler.
  Block size: –” square
• Sashing:
  • Width: –“
  • Pieced / Strip
  • Description: The sashing is pieced using black and colored fabric. The placement of the colored fabric creates four-pointed stars with very elongated points.
• Borders
  • There are four borders on all four sides.
    The inner-most border is used as an extension of the sashing.
    Sashing width:
    Mitered / Full Horizontal / Full Vertical
    
    The second border from the inside is all black fabric.
    Sashing width:
    Mitered / Full Horizontal / Full Vertical
    
    The second border from the outside is pieced using only the colored fabric.
    Sashing width:
    Mitered / Full Horizontal / Full Vertical
    
    The outer border-most border is all black.
    Sashing width:
    Mitered / Full Horizontal / Full Vertical

Other

• Techniques Used: Patchwork
• Stitching Methods:
  • Blocks: Machine
  • Top Assembly: Machine

Back

Fabric Description

• Cotton fabrics used on the top of the quilt.

General Organization

• The back of this quilt is organized into 10 columns and 12 rows of one-patch squares. The squares on the outeredge have been trimmed while finishing the quilt. The one-patch squares have a straight setting with a full-drop.
  Block size: –“

Other

• Techniques Used: Patchwork
• Stitching Methods: Top assembly – machine

Layering and Stabilization

Batting

• Wool
• Low Loft

Stitching Method

• Machine: Long arm

Stitching Patterns

• Moderately Quilted
• Meandering loops and swirls.

Edge Treatment

Style

• Straight edge with a pieced binding.
• Front-to-Back
  • Front applied by machine
  • Back applied by hand
• Size of binding:
  • Width on Front: –“
  • Width on Back: –“

Appraisal

No

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