QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3292

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:

50059

Source of the information on this quilt:

EDDIE BEULAH W. WILLMAN, DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET MEADOR, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Quilt's title:

Our Blue Ribbon Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nosegay

Brackman # or other source & #:

51, p. 36

How wide is the quilt?

94

How long is the quilt?

78.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1915

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

1922

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

10

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5 X 14.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

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:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

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:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

0.75

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

JONES, ROXIE FLORENCE

Where the quilt was made, city:

WALTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

ROANE

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:

1984

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Describe the source of the pattern:

Our Blue Ribbon Quilt by Florence LaGanke Harris (aka Nancy Page) and Marion L. Dyer for
Country Gentleman
magazine, Feburay 1940.

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

Possible iron on transfers for quilting

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

WALKER

Quiltmaker's birth date:

February 14, 1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

WALTON ROANE COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

July 24, 1898

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

January 13, 1973

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

DANISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High 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):

JONES, JOHN ISSIAC

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

DANISH

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

FARMER/OIL FIELD WOR

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1879, Husband's birthplace: WALTON ROANE CO WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1970, Husband's burialplace: ROCK BRANCH CEM WV, Quiltmaker's church: HAMILTONIA, Quiltmaker's burialplace: ROCK BRANCH CEMETERY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search