QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3304

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:

10167

When was the form filled out?

June 27, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

BG, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MORGANTOWN

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

CRAZY QUILT, CRAZY PATCH

Brackman # or other source & #:

1, p. 48

How wide is the quilt?

57

How long is the quilt?

70

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

B / M / /F / M

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Subject of the quilt:

Flowers, animals, butterflies, birds, bee, moon, star

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11 X 11

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:

Other; Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

VELVET

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Silk thread

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

B stands for the family name, Bayles, and there was a person named Beth Moon that the B / M could refer to,, Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

BAYLES, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, county:

MONONGALIA

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:

1963

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?

Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

HALL

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search