QUILT INDEX RECORD

22-18-1720

Who documented this quilt?

Quilts of Tennessee

The Quilts of Tennessee Documentation Number:

0110

Alternate inventory control number:

0110a

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Handed down to female family members

Where the quilt was made, city:

Soak Creek area

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sevier

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1940

Quilt top made by:

Husky, Mary Lindsey

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1954

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lindsey, Rev. John

Quilted by:

Husky, Mary Lindsey

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How wide is the quilt?

61.5

How long is the quilt?

82

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5

Sashing width:

N/A

Number of borders:

N/A

Shape of corners:

Straight

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Fan

Brackman # or other source & #:

3305

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple Scrap

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Shape of edge:

Straight

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

Very coarse cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Heavy cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

All over diagonal lines

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

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Quilts of Tennessee