QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1610

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:

CA103

Alternate inventory control number:

CA103

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker

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:

Basket Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cherry Basket or Flower Basket

How wide is the quilt?

72.5"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Chain stitch, various colors

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

Under basket handles

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

Circa 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Not specified

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18 whole blocks, 10 half blocks, 4 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

14" x 14"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single yellow cotton sashing with white corner squares

Sashing width:

1.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 1.75" yellow cotton border on two sides

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Added edge: 5/8" white

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; 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)?

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: follows top design; Set and border: parallel lines

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

Each person made a patch and signed it; Made by church group

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cochran

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made as going away gift for owner's mother

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Given to owner by her mother, Betty Swint.

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Rehmel 1058

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

No photo of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Chapel Hill

Quilt owner's county:

Orange County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist or Methodist

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Unknown; Made by Betty Swint's church circle

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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