QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1075

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

AA79

Alternate inventory control number:

AA079

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandson

When was the form filled out?

10-29-1985; Parks and Rec. Building, Greenville, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Our Village Green

Brackman # or other source & #:

2451

How wide is the quilt?

68.25"

How long is the quilt?

73.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1940

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1930-1939

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5" x 9.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Blue cotton sashing with pink corner squares

Sashing width:

2.75"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 1" pink/blue cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Fugitive dye

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Horizontal seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

30.5", 29"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Concentric squares

Quilt top made by:

Read, Martha Jane

Quilted by:

Read, Martha Jane

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hahira

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lowndes County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Owner has photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Greenville

Quilt owner's county:

Pitt County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bloodworth

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1872

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1953

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Lowdnes County

Quiltmaker's city:

Hahira

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Read, Floyd M.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Hahira, GA

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Hahira, GA

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

College Professor

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Judith Read Clark

Who photographed this quilt?

Roberson, Ruth

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History