QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3291

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:

50058

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:

NINE PATCH, NINE PATCH

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601, p. 206

How wide is the quilt?

82

How long is the quilt?

67

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930

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:

Straight

Sashing width:

4

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

CORNERSTON, Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other; Cotton; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Textured weave, KNIT

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

Description of the back:

Flannel

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print; 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:

BLACK

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

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?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

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: HOMES, 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 CO WV FAMILY, Quiltmaker's church: OTTOBINE EUB, Quiltmaker's burialplace: BRAXTON CO WV FAMILY CEME

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search