QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2766

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:

FA96

Alternate inventory control number:

FA096

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 variation

How wide is the quilt?

57.5"

How long is the quilt?

63"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1955

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

1955

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Hall, Fannye

Size of quilt blocks:

1.5" x 1.5"

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; Striped; Plaid

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:

Green, grey, white print

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32.5"

Describe the back:

Print

Describe the binding:

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

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

5/8"

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines in els

Quilt top made by:

Sheppard, Ollie

Quilted by:

Sheppard, Ollie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Canton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Haywood County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

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?

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:

Scraps

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1897

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Macon County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1980

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Haywood County

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

6

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Children: Twins Rosa, Bertha, Lola, Vonnie, Wade, Daisy

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History