QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3276

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:

50044

Source of the information on this quilt:

GRANDSON

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

WINDMILL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

HEARTS & GIZZARDS

Brackman # or other source & #:

1500, p. 176

How wide is the quilt?

61.5

How long is the quilt?

73.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Fragile

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 X 8.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Calico

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:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine 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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

0.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

HAMMACK, IDA MAE

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

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1950

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

LOVE

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

SANDS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1866

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

KANAWHA COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1951

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER/SEAMSTRESS

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

RAILROAD

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

10

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: LIVING ROO, Favorite pattern: DOUBLE WEDDING RING, Type of frame: WOOD FLOOR

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: KANAWHA COUNTY WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1926, Husband's burialplace: KANAWHA COUNTY WV, Quiltmaker's church: PRESBYTERIAN, Quiltmaker's burialplace: KANAWHA COUNTY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search