QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3305

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:

50071

Source of the information on this quilt:

BETTY WARNER, GRANDAUGHTER

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:

ROBERTA FARMER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

FLOWER GARDEN

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARD

Brackman # or other source & #:

160 K, p. 18

How wide is the quilt?

86.5

How long is the quilt?

76

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1938

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 X 10.25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1.75, No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Floral; Solid/plain; Feedsack; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Calico

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

WILKES, NANCY ANN

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Greenlee, Elizabeth

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:

1940

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?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

TRADITIONAL

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MASON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1855

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ROCKY MOUNT VIRGINIA

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1945

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

BAPTIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

ENGLISH

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

FARMER

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

CHURCH

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

40

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Favorite pattern: SUNFLOWER, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's date of death: year: 1910, Quiltmaker's church: CALVARY BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: SPRING HILL CEMETERY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search