QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-80
Who documented this quilt?
Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
Texas Quilt Search Number:
tqs_0112
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Phase II of the Texas Quilt Search, 1986-1989. Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.
When was the form filled out?
1986-1989
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quiltmaker; 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?
Received as a gift
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
The present owner of this quilt received it as a gift from her mother-in-law, the quiltmaker.
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Cherry Ripe Quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Cherry Ripe
How wide is the quilt?
73 in.
How long is the quilt?
89 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Gray; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Laverne Mathews, 1983
Method used to make the inscription:
In the quilting
Location of inscription:
on border
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1983
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1983
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
central medallion is framed by an inner thin strip of cherry red and an outer deep band of gray with appliqued vining with cherries pattern.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:
Dimensional applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
stuffed trapunto in vining cherries and quilting designs
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gray
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Describe the binding:
red piping, black binding
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton or polyester blend
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Stuffed work
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
12
Width between quilting lines:
less than 1/2 inch; includes stipple quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Stipple
Describe the quilting designs used:
outline quilting on one side of pieced and appliqued designs; stipple quilting around stuff work floral designs
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
This elegant design is based on a published Mountain Mist pattern. The negative space created by the vining cherries brings attention to the stuffed-work floral designs quilted in and raised through surrounding stippling that flattens the area around the stuffed trapunto designs. The quilt is finished with a classic mid nineteenth century technique of inserting piping (red, in this case) between the outside edge of the quilt and the black binding.
Quilt top made by:
Mathews, Laverne Noble
Quilted by:
Mathews, Laverne Noble
Where the quilt was made, city:
Orange
Where the quilt was made, county:
Orange
Where the quilt was made, state:
Texas (TX)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
The present owner of this quilt received it as a Christmas gift from her mother-in-law, who traditionally makes quilts for all the members of her extended family. For years, the recipients of her quilts were decided in a Christmas drawing. The lucky person whose name was drawn would get to select a quilt pattern and fabrics, and that special quilt would be their Christmas gift the following year. According to the quiltmaker, "I've made all of them so many quilts we don't even hold the drawing anymore! Some of them have two and three quilts each."
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The lucky daughter-in-law who received this Cherry Ripe Quilt loved its colors and notes that "You could probably say the colors used in my new house derived from this quilt!" The quiltmaker made her first quilt, a Lone Star, in 1971, when she was "40ish."
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
Christmas gift to a daughter-in-law
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Quilt is presently used as:
Artwork/wall hanging; Bedding, special occasion; Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Describe the source of the pattern:
Mountain Mist pattern
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association’s Texas Quilt Search Archives
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Bresenhan, Karoline Patterson and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes, Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. II, 1936-1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990), p. 124-125.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Linda Roberts Mathews
Quilt owner's state:
Texas (TX)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Noble, Laverne
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Wichita Falls
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Texas
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Master's degree in Education from Lamar University
Quiltmaker's occupation:
teacher
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's state:
Texas (TX)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 40-49
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts; Pleasure
Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
creative rewards; creative self-expression
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Golden Triangle Quilt Guild; Blockheads
Where does/did the group meet?
Beaumont, Texas
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Mrs. Mathews has exhibited her quilts often at quilt shows, where they regularly are awarded viewer's choice ribbons and recognized for their superb workmanship and artistry.
Who photographed this quilt?
Sharon Risedorph
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
Mathews, Laverne Nobl. Cherry Ripe Quilt. 1983. From Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=25-21-80. Accessed: 03/28/24
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