QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-1914

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:

CD144

Alternate inventory control number:

CD144

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?

03-01-1986; YMCA, Durham, 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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Winged Square variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

1703 (variation)

How wide is the quilt?

84.75"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Unknown

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

Early 1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Klennon, Shirley

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

324

Size of quilt blocks:

4.25" x 4.25"

Describe the quilt setting:

Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 4" blue border with blue/white pieced corner blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

Width of pieces on the back:

33.75"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; White

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)?

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:

14

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

16

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Block: diagonal with triangles in plain areas; Plain areas of block: dogwood style flower; Border: interlocked heart

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

Backing: Vertical seams

Quilt top made by:

Edmunds, Clara

Quilted by:

Edmunds, Clara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Warren

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt was made by owner's first husband's grandmother; Quilt was given to owner by Mabel Irene Edmunds Skakle

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

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Sketch on documentation sheet

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 maiden name:

Haines

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's city:

Warren

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Haines

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Simons

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Edmunds, George

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

Steelworker

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Stockton Sprints, ME; Possibly Bradenton FL, Columbus, OH; Children: Carl, Guy and Glen (twins), Mabel Irene

Who photographed this quilt?

Manley, Roger

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History