QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-1632

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

10069

When was the form filled out?

May 16, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

SG, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

WHEELING

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

PINE TREE VARIATION

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

81

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 X 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale

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

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Different fabrics; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single thread, Linen thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

NATURAL

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.25, 0.5

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

GARNER, ANNIE CAROLINE

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1987

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

TEAGARDEN

Quiltmaker's birth date:

June 21, 1869

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

EARNSHAW, WETZEL COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

March 18, 1888

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

September 23, 1950

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

GARNER, JOHN HENDERSON

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

FARMER/MERCHANT

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

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

Place to quilt: HOME, Type of frame: FLOOR

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: August, Husband's birth day: 28, Husband's birth year: 1863, Husband's date of death: month: August, Husband's date of death: day: 15, Husband's date of death: year: 1941, Husband's burialplace: NORTHVIEW, NM, Quiltmaker's church: NORTH ST., NM, Quiltmaker's burialplace: NORTHVIEW, NM

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search