QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2772

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:

FC103

Alternate inventory control number:

FC103

Person filling out this form is:

Niece of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; North Asheville Community Center, Asheville, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Mrs. Lloyd's Favorite variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

2156

How wide is the quilt?

81.75"

How long is the quilt?

93.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950-60

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

1950-1960

Who estimated the quilt's date?

ms

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Pink cotton sashing; Mini four-patch in set; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

2.75"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 7.75" pink cotton border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

All blocks feedsacks

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

White/pink print of rosettes

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Pink; Purchased

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?

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:

14

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal; Center: X, elbow 1" apart; Set: intertwining circles; Border: parallel lines plus fleur de lis

Quilt top made by:

Hunter, Ida Belle

Where the quilt was made, city:

Baltimore

Where the quilt was made, county:

Baltimore County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

To fit Victorian bed

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photo of maker, 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:

Asheville

Quilt owner's county:

Buncombe County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1893

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Wesminster, Carroll County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maryland

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Still living [1985]

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Baltimore County

Quiltmaker's city:

Baltimore

Quiltmaker's state:

Maryland (MD)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Beard, _____

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Westminster, MD

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

Hunter, George B.

Number of children:

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, with family; Children: Richard

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History