QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

FA47

Alternate inventory control number:

FA047

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:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Aster variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3485

How wide is the quilt?

73.5"

How long is the quilt?

88.25"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Purple; Green

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Roberson, Ruth

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16.5" x 16.5"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 2.25" white cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5", 39.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Lavender

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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 thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design; Border: cable

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?

Purchased new

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?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History