QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3290

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:

50057

Source of the information on this quilt:

DAUGHTER

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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

ECONOMY PATCH

Brackman # or other source & #:

2376, p. 324

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

65

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16 X 16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen; Feedsack; Flannel

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

DARK BLUE, Denim

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:

Flannel

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print; 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:

BLACK

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

2

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

BELKNAP, OLETA RUTH

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Gerwig, Bea; Schieffer, Maude; Belknap, Ava

Where the quilt was made, city:

KNAPP

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:

1970

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

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

Owner remembers garments related to quilt - sewing scraps were used - remnants from homemade garments, pants, dresses Owner remembers Quilting Bees in "kitchen part" [upstairs off bedroom where quilts were stored] Chimney from cook stove came up to this room Neighbors came in to quilt

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1884

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

KNAPP

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1974

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH/GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOUSEWIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

BELKNAP, FLETCHER LEE

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

GERMAN/ENGLISH

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

FARMER/STOCKMAN

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

FRIENDS HOMES

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, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1887, Husband's birthplace: KNAPP WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1981, Husband's burialplace: BRAXTON COUNTY WV, Quiltmaker's church: A HOBINE EUB, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BRAXTON COUNTY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search