QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-783

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0982

Alternate inventory control number:

0982a

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

"Pieced by the owner in 1915 at age 14, using scraps of school clothing. Lining (is) flour sacks dyed with Putnam Dye."

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Lillie Weaver is the daughter; Mattie is the mother. Lillie never married.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Calls

Where the quilt was made, county:

Coffee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1915

Quilt top made by:

Weaver, Lillie

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1901

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Weaver, James

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Weaver, Mattie

Quilted by:

Weaver, Mattie

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Mother/daughter

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

62

How long is the quilt?

80

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x 9

Sashing width:

Setting triangles: 11.5 x 6.5

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Cake Stand

Brackman # or other source & #:

711

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Joinings are by hand and machine.

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Print; Checked; Striped; Dotted; Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Red; White

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Dyed flour sacks

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Black and white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1-inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee