QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3322

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:

50087

Source of the information on this quilt:

BETTY & RON GREGORY, GRANDMOTHER

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

Owner's name for quilt:

TURKEY SOMETHING

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

CROSSROADS/GOOSE TRACKS

Brackman # or other source & #:

1889C, p. 243

How wide is the quilt?

58

How long is the quilt?

85

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Describe the damage:

Fragile

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

9 X 9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2.5, No sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Checked; Floral; Solid/plain; Plaid

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Calico

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

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

GREGORY, CENA (CENIE)

Where the quilt was made, city:

CEDARVILLE

Where the quilt was made, county:

GILMER

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:

1989

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; Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

LIKED TO QUILT

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

HAWKINS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

February 11, 1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

CENTER POINT DODDRIDGE

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

November 26, 1972

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

FARMER CEMETERY CARE

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 19, Husband's birth year: 1886, Husband's birthplace: PEACH TREE WV GILMER CO, Husband's date of death: month: August, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1976, Husband's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER CO

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search