QUILT INDEX RECORD
22-18-1670
Who documented this quilt?
Quilts of Tennessee
The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:
1936
Alternate inventory control number:
1936a
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
daughter
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Made from feedsack dress fabric
Where the quilt was made, city:
Flat Gap
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1926
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930-40s
Further information concerning dates:
family says if was made as a wedding gift to daughter married in 1926.
Quilt top made by:
Lyon, Fern Conley
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1907
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city or county:
Flat Gap
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
KY
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Conley, Ben
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quilted by:
Lyon, Fern Conley
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Conley, Fern
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
store manager
How wide is the quilt?
62.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
78 inches
Size of quilt blocks:
4 x 4 inch squares
Shape of corners:
Straight
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Old Fashion Feed Sack
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
One Patch Square
Where did the maker get their materials?
Feed or flour sacks; Sewing scraps
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
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:
Multiple Scrap; Print
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Shape of edge:
Straight
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Strips of feedsack fabrics
Describe the binding:
Back turned to front on sides, applied pink cotton on top and bottom
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Straight grain
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Reversible to strip quilt.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Horizontal lines quilted over whole quilt.
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Quilts of Tennessee
Cite this Quilt
Lyon, Fern Conle. Old Fashion Feed Sack. 1930-1949. From Tennessee State Library and Archives, Quilts of Tennessee. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=22-18-1670. Accessed: 04/17/24