QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1560

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:

CA45

Alternate inventory control number:

CA045

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

When was the form filled out?

01-11-1986; Aldersgate Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, 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

Owner's name for quilt:

Kate's Favorite

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Turkey in the Straw or Swing in the Center

Brackman # or other source & #:

2782

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Purple; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1930

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

Top: 1930; Quilted: 1979

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

13" x 13"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single blue cotton sashing with yellow corner blocks

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single border, same as sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Yellow

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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)?

3/8"

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing: Horizontal seams; Quilted by Virginia Wells Boland in 1979 after owner's wedding

Quilt top made by:

Wright, Lottie

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Boland, Virginia Wells

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cedar Grove

Where the quilt was made, county:

Orange County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

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

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Cedar Grove

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Satterfield

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Circa 1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Orange County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Circa 1962

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scot; Irish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Orange County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Satterfield

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Orange County, NC

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

Farmer

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts; Children: Donald (owner's husband's father); Lottie Wright was Ed Wright's second wife.

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History