T-shaped; green and red pieced block; checkerboard pattern. Blocks 7-1/2" x 7-1/2". Green twill tape binding across top. Loosely applied green cotton band 3" wide; applied green soutach around sides and bottom. Quilted in chevron pattern.
quilts
cotton (textile)
stitching
linen (material)
piecing
quilting
wool (textile)
Needlework
Quilt
Wool
Cotton
Linen
Hand Stitched
Quilted
Pieced
Quilt
Unknown
79 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Ethel C. Brown
1930.77
Brackman, B.. Clues in the Calico. [No Publisher].
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