QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3266

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:

50033

When was the form filled out?

August 21, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET HUMBLE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

WINFIELD

Owner's name for quilt:

MAPLE LEAF

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

MAPLE LEAF, MAPLE LEAF

Brackman # or other source & #:

1735, p. 221

How wide is the quilt?

61.5

How long is the quilt?

75.75

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

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:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Describe the back:

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, 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:

11

Width between quilting lines:

0.25, 0.75

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

ROSS, DIXIE LEE

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1988

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

ADKINS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 23, 1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

WAYNE WEST VIRGINIA

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

November 2, 1988

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER/TEACHER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

ROSS, LEWIS MIKE

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

SCOTCH

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

MERCHANT HARDWARE FU

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: January, Husband's birth day: 2, Husband's birth year: 1904, Husband's birthplace: CLENDENIN WV, Husband's date of death: month: September, Husband's date of death: day: 3, Husband's date of death: year: 1978, Husband's burialplace: KOONTZ CEM CLENDENIN, Quiltmaker's church: FIRST UNITED METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: KOONTZ CEMETERY CLENDENIN

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search