QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-458

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

80262

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Owner is granddaughter of quilt maker.

When was the form filled out?

08-05-2017

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

DR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Princeton, West Virginia

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

My Doll Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

19.5"

How long is the quilt?

25.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Orange

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Bright or primary colors

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Stains

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

About 1960

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Embroidered flower blocks

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

4" x 4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Multicolored embroidered flowers, all different.

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Binding 1.25" wide

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

1.75"

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

1.75" overall grid

Quilt top made by:

Phillips, Barbara Ellen Keaton

Quilted by:

Phillips, Barbara Ellen Keaton

Where the quilt was made, city:

Speedway

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mercer

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was received for the owner's doll bed when she was quite young.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento; Room decoration

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Displayed on tiny quilt rack

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project quilt 80263 by same maker. Probably the same orange fabric in both quilts.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Keaton, Barbara Ellen, "Ellen"

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-16-1921

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pipestem, Summers County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

about 1937

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

06-30-2004

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English/Welsh

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school (?)

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker, gardener

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Keaton, Fredrick Alford

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Keaton, Mary Beckett

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Phillips, Boyd

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English/Welsh

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

WV Department of Highways worker

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

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; Necessity

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

All work was done by hand. She made quilts in many different styles and many embroidered blocks. She loved to crochet, could look at a pattern in Herschner's Craft Book and crochet it, and was a very talented seamstress. She made her own clothing and even Barbie clothes for the owner's doll. She once made a dog coat from a pattern made by draping newspaper over the dog. She used salt shakers and other items as pattern weights to hold paper patterns and cut out cloth.

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Maker gave a quilt to both her granddaughter (owner) and her new husband as wedding gifts. The owner's quilt was state birds done in "liquid embroidery"; the husband's quilt was antique cars done the same way.

Who photographed this quilt?

EJW

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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