Large rectangular pieced or patchwork quilt composed of approximately 2140 pieces of fabric. The field includes 392 blocks, each measuring approximately 4-3/4" square and set on point. Each block is composed of 5 pieces of fabric, including a single square set on point surrounded by 4 triangles. The rows of blocks alternate between those with light center squares and those with printed or patterned center squares, thus creating an optical grid of light and dark. The white fabrics are of varied weaves, some being plain woven and others twill. Some are more beige in color, and some have evidence of stamps, indicating that they were left over scraps or the remains of bags used for commercial flour, feed, etc. A great variety of early printed fabrics are used including: red ground prints, dark ground prints, blue ground prints, produced by block, roller, mill engraved or other means. The field is enclosed with a zig zag border 2-1/2" to 3" in width composed of about 120 monochromatic red floral print triangles. The outer sawtooth border is composed of approximately 60 large triangles of dark ground fabric with light stripes each measuring approximately 4" high and 7" wide with a good deal of variation in size and shape. The backing is formed of three widths of plain white cotton (36" / 36"/ 30") seamed together. All piecing is hand sewn. Batting is present, but is very thin. The quilt is bound on two sides with a woven tape, which shows 5/16" on each side. On the other two sides, the backing is brought forth and rolled under to create a bound hem. The bound corners are square rather than mitred. The field of the bedcover is quilted in diamonds while the border area is quilted in clamshell pattern (with the exception of a small area quilted in straight lines). Quilting is in white thread generally (although some threads appear darker), using approximately 14 to 17 stitches per inch (counting top and bottom stitches). All quilting is by hand and is generally neat; however, in a number of places the stitching goes crooked off the straight diagonal and is then stopped and "corrected" to be in line with the diagonal. The quilt is marked in cross-stitch on the reverse with initials, date, and number (see inscriptions).