QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-81

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_0113

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; 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?

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

This quilt is currently owned by the quiltmaker.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Stained Glass Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Stained Glass

How wide is the quilt?

83 in.

How long is the quilt?

84 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Gold; Green; Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1983

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1983

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Subject of the quilt:

stained glass panel

Describe the quilt setting:

center medallion panel surrounded by other "stained glass"

Describe the borders:

all borders are designed to look like stained glass panels

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Brown "leading" in this quilt has been pieced between the "glass panels," not appliqued, as is typically done.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Description of the back:

chintz

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline quilting; flower and leaf designs in glass panes; grid crosshatch in some panels

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Shine of chintz and high loft batting add dimension to the stained glass look; dark brown "leading" is set in, not appliqued on, between the pieced blocks. The outer rectangular glass panels frame the central circular medallion motif. The look is very realistic.

Quilt top made by:

Parker, Vivian Osie Hobbs

Quilted by:

Parker, Vivian Osie Hobbs

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fort Worth

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tarrant

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

Mrs. Parker's Stained Glass Quilt was a blue-ribbon winner at the Texas State Fair and hung in the invitation show "Stained Glass Connection" in Lexington, KY.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

All materials are chintz; "leading" is dark brown, not black. This type of quilt was especially popular in the late 1970s.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

“Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” 16th Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas; "Stained Glass Connection," Lexington, Kentucky.

Contests entered:

Mrs. Parker's Stained Glass Quilt was a blue-ribbon winner at the Texas State Fair.

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. 126-127.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Vivian Osie Hobbs Parker

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hobbs, Vivian Osie

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1922

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brady

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hobbs, [unknown]

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

retired Air Force colonel

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

sense of heritage, creation, and "great satisfaction when it is finished and a beauty."

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Fort Worth

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Parker began quilting when she was five or six, "just big enough to stand at frame." Her mother and grandmother were both quilters and they "always allowed me to quilt on their quilts, they never said a word about my big stitches." Her first quilt was a Nine Patch, which she recalled was "a true disaster." Mrs. Parker does many other kinds of needlework, including crocheting and knitting, but she states she would much rather quilt. She creates about two quilts each year and has taken quilt classes in Kentucky, Georgia, Houston, and Fort Worth.

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale