QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3338
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:
10169
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:
SWASTIKA/MOUND BUILDERS
Brackman # or other source & #:
395
How wide is the quilt?
70
How long is the quilt?
88
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1935
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
32
Size of quilt blocks:
10 X 10
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
No sashing
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:
Muslin
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:
Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight grain; 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
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
1.75
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back, even stitching
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Multiple Makers
Where the quilt was made, city:
MORGANTOWN
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:
1983
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This quilt was made by the step-great grandmother, grandmother, and 2 great aunts os the owner. Inez Reynolds, her grandmother, was of German descent. all others were Scottish.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
WV UNIVERSITY, MOUNTAINEER WEEK, 1989
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Letters, Photographs, Scrapbook, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Unknown
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
Multiple Makers. SWASTIKA/MOUND BUILDERS. 1930-1949. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-3338. Accessed: 03/29/24