QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-2471

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:

30351

When was the form filled out?

October 24, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

EG, Key by: FK

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

WESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

RABBIT QUILT

How wide is the quilt?

71.25

How long is the quilt?

65

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1933

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

1925

Subject of the quilt:

mother rabbit, washing clothes, jumping rabbit,flowers,baby rabbit

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Novelty; Checked; Floral; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Gingham

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Feedsack

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

0.5, 1

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

LYNCH, FREDA CLYSTIA

Where the quilt was made, city:

WESTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

LEWIS

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1988

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Describe the source of the pattern:

DESIGN ON SACKS

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

Quilt squares were (navy) bean sacks with stamped designs (from A&P in Weston), the quiltmaker embroidered the designs. p2 ID:embroidered mother rabbit with washtub & another rabbit jumping

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

AMES

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 29, 1913

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

STOUTS MILL GILMER CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

December 24, 1987

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH/IRISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

METHODIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

LYNCH, ARCH LEWIS

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

SCOTCH/IRISH

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

COAL MINER/CARPENTER

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: SISTERS

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: HOME, Type of frame: HOMEMD WOO

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: August, Husband's birth day: 26, Husband's birth year: 1919, Husband's birthplace: ELLIS,GILMER CO WV, Husband's date of death: month: January, Husband's date of death: day: 16, Husband's date of death: year: 1955, Husband's burialplace: MASONIC CEM WESTON W, Quiltmaker's church: BENDALE UM, Quiltmaker's burialplace: MASONIC CEM WESTON WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search