QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-2382

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:

30268

When was the form filled out?

October 10, 1992

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

MM, Key by: FK

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MARLINTON

Owner's name for quilt:

POPPY APPLIQUÉ

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

APPLIQUE FLOWER DESIGN, APPLIQUE POPPY

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

773

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge treatment:

Ice cream cones

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1939

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:

17 X 17

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

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:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Bias 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, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans; Floral

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

even stitching

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1982

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

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

p2ID applique poppy w/ 2 partially opened flowers & 1 bud cannot locate source 2 colors green in leaves pink, red, & red-violet in flower p6 applique = blanket stitch = green, pink, gold, black embroidery thread

Quilt owner's city:

GREEN BANK

Quilt owner's county:

POCAHONTAS

Quilt owner's state:

West Virginia (WV)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search