QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-2551

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:

40003

When was the form filled out?

April 30, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARTHA OFFUTT, Key by: GB

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

PARKERSBURG

Owner's name for quilt:

MAMA'S BLUE AND WHIT

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

BURGOYNE SURROU, BURGOYNE SURROUNDED -

Brackman # or other source & #:

2098a, p. 264

How wide is the quilt?

95.63

How long is the quilt?

72.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940

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:

18.63 X 18.63

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

4

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

BLUE & WHI, 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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Description of the back:

Percale

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

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:

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:

10

Width between quilting lines:

0.75, 1.25

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline

Quilt top made by:

MCFADDEN, ALTA VIOLET

Where the quilt was made, city:

HARRISVILLE

Where the quilt was made, county:

RITCHIE

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:

1969

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?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

MOUNTAIN MIST P

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

Owner believes this was a Mountain Mist pattern. Friends told the maker she could use a sheet for unpieced back. She used a fine percale sheet and found it almost impossible to quilt. She was so disappointed because she thought it was going to be such a nice quilt and the quilting came far below her expectations., Pg 1: Quiltmakers Education: Normal School at Salem Pg 2: Pattern ID: Borgoyne's Puzzle, Beauregard's Surroundings, Coverlet quilt, An Odd Patchwork

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

HARRISVILLE WV, HUGHES RIVER HOLIDAY

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

SMITH

Quiltmaker's birth date:

February 4, 1901

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

6, 1969

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Other

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE/STORE OWNER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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:

SALESMAN/STORE OWNER

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Type of frame: LARGE

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: September, Husband's birth day: 3, Husband's birth year: 1903, Husband's birthplace: HARRISVILLE WV, Husband's date of death: month: November, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1967, Husband's burialplace: HARRISVILLE WV, Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: HARRISVILLE WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search