QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-260

Who documented this quilt?

Winedale Quilt Collection, Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

W2h93.06

Alternate inventory control number:

QHSH-F-412

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

2004, 2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pieced Friendship Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Signature Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

3266 similar

How wide is the quilt?

66 in.

How long is the quilt?

81 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Gold; Green; Lavender; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Quilt has probably never been washed.

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Names, some with dates, in varying colors of thread. All signatures are for women; some include locations such as Corpus Christi and Lubbock. Dates on 5 blocks are 1931; 4 blocks dated 1932.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1931, 1932

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor dates quilt to ca. 1932

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1932-1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

fabrics consistent with dates

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2 in. x 10 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 7/8 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

plain lavender 3 in. wide on 4 sides

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

embroidered signatures, possibly crayola signatures

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

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2 in., 34 1//2 in.

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

single diagonal parallel lines in blocks; parallel lines in sashing

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Kathleen McCrady, a life-long and award-winning quiltmaker and quilt historian from Austin, Texas, purchased this quilt in Lubbock, Texas, in June 2004. Ultimately it joined her many other quilts, quilt blocks, feedsacks, patterns, quilt publications, and other quilt ephemera to form the inventory of her Quilt History Study Hall in Austin, where Kathleen taught quilt history and dating from 1996 to about 2001. She donated this quilt and the contents of her extraordinary Quilt History Study Hall to the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, beginning in 2002. Her collection, the Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001, is available for research at the Center for American History. Additional information about Kathleen McCrady can be found in Kathleen H. McCrady, My Journey with Quilts: Over 70 Years of Quiltmaking 1932-2003 (Austin: 2005). The transcript of an interview with Kathleen McCrady is available at www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos/html.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

teaching, study; example of a Texas friendship/signature quilt

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Additional information about Kathleen McCrady can be found in Kathleen H. McCrady, My Journey with Quilts: Over 70 Years of Quiltmaking 1932-2003 (Austin: 2005). The transcript of an interview with Kathleen McCrady is available at www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos/html.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Winedale, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Quilt owner's city:

Round Top

Quilt owner's county:

Fayette

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

Details

•