QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3268

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:

50037

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 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?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DAY LILLIES, TIGER LILY

How wide is the quilt?

86.5

How long is the quilt?

74

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Repaired

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1920

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:

Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

HALEY, MARY ALICE

Where the quilt was made, city:

CHARLESTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1978

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

PHYSICIAN

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: CHARLESTON, WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1980, Husband's burialplace: CHARLESTON WV, Quiltmaker's church: ST. MARKS METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CHARLESTON, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search