QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2729
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:
FA63
Alternate inventory control number:
FA063
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great 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:
Flower Garden
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
Brackman # or other source & #:
160
How wide is the quilt?
78"
How long is the quilt?
94.5"
Shape of edge:
Other
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unused
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1915-1920
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Sullivan, Kathy
Further information concerning dates:
Quilted in 1975
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of quilt blocks:
95 whole blocks, 10 half blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
9" x 10.5"
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
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:
Solid/plain; Print
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:
Off-white
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
40.5", 38"
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Off-white binding
How is the binding made?
Bias 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?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Quilted at a later date; Edge shape follows hexagon pattern; Quilted by Georgia Bonesteel in 1975
Quilt top made by:
Sayler, Charlotte
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Georgia; Bonesteel
Where the quilt was made, city:
Portage
Where the quilt was made, county:
Wood County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Ohio (OH)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Hendersonville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Bradshaw
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:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker/ farmer
Quiltmaker's state:
Ohio (OH)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts
Who photographed this quilt?
Fenno
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Sayler, Charlott. Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2729. Accessed: 04/24/24