QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2712

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:

FA46

Alternate inventory control number:

FA046

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, 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:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Trip Around the World

Brackman # or other source & #:

2286

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered corner

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

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

Circa 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Kneppelt

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

1.5" x 1.5"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Dotted

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various colors

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

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:

44", 30.75"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step

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)?

Fat 1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton; Single thread

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal

Quilt top made by:

Sowle, Leona

Quilted by:

Shuping, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gig Harbor

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pierce County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Washington (WA)

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?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Old; Recycled

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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:

Edneyville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Sowle, Will

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

Mechanic

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History