QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-274
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:
W2h107.06
Alternate inventory control number:
QHSH-B-411
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
technical reviewer
When was the form filled out?
2003, 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:
Sawtooth Circles
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Sawtooth Wheel
How wide is the quilt?
69 in.
How long is the quilt?
81 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Green; Orange; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Wear to edge or binding
Repairs:
Stabilized with netting
Describe the repairs:
donor stabilzed quilt with Bridal Illusion in 2005
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
severe wear on edge and sashing; green fabric has faded to tan; slight pink tinge to background fabric suggests quilt may have been washed with a red textile.
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
donor dates quilt to ca. 1870
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1860-1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
11 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 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:
1 3/4 in.
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
plain border; border color looks tan, but probably originally was green, possibly red
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:
Dotted; Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Fabric appears pale pink, but technical reviewer Jan Wass believes back fabric was originally white, but now looks pink probably as a result of quilt being washed with a red textile.
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
7 in., 32 in., 31 in.
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight 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?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
Describe the quilt filling:
Like the top background fabric and back fabric, the batting is now a pale pink, probably the result od this quilt being washed with a red textile.
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:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
no
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Densely quilted concentric circles in pieced circles; 3/4 in. grid in background of blocks; 1 in. grid in sashing and border.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Kathleen mcCrady, the donor, believes this is a very unusul block design.
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, received this quilt as a gift from a friend in Austin in December 2003. The quiltmaker and quilt's provenance are unknown. Kathleen added this quilt to 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.
Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?
teaching, study
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
Who photographed this quilt?
Billy Moore
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
Sawtooth Circles. 1850-1875. From Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Winedale Quilt Collection, Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=25-21-274. Accessed: 04/26/24