QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-275

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:

W2h108.06

Alternate inventory control number:

QHSH-F-308

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1998, 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:

Crayola Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70 in.

How long is the quilt?

84 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Lavender; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

quilt has never been washed

Time period:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor dates quilt to ca. 1925-1950

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

1976-1999

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

farm scenes; animals

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8 in. x 8 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:

42

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 in. plain lavender

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

farm scenes, children, animals, birds drawn in each block with crayons on muslin

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Crayola drawings of farm animals, children, scenes appear in each of 42 blocks; drawings may be based on pictures in a children's coloring book.

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

34 in., 34 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

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?

Thick (More than 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

2 1/2

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

all over crosshatch

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

crayola drawings on quilt may have been traced by children

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 Houston, Texas, in July 1998. 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 Histoy, 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

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