QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3342
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:
50106
When was the form filled out?
August 7, 1992
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Interviewer:
FV
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Owner's name for quilt:
WAVES OF THE OCEAN
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
OCEAN WAVES, OCEAN WAVE, OCEAN WAVES
Brackman # or other source & #:
283, p. 36
How wide is the quilt?
76
How long is the quilt?
62.5
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Butted
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1932
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
21
Size of quilt blocks:
12 X 12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Same fabric for all, BORDER ON 3 SID
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain; Checked; Geometric
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Percale, Gingham
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
Description of the back:
Muslin, Percale
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single 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:
4
Width between quilting lines:
1.5, 0.5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back
Quilt top made by:
LEGG, ANNA
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Baldwin, Isabelle
Where the quilt was made, city:
SHARPLES, WV
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Details about why the quilt was made:
SOMETHING TO DO
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Scotch ancestry on mother's side. Qwner did the piecing, taught to sew by mother, traveled to Scotland this year., Quilted by lamplight by owner's grandmother "with old #40 quilting thread- didn't have nice quilting thread they have today, that's why the stitches are so large."First quilt top ever pieced, believes mother gfave her needle and thread to keep her occupied as a girl. (Has the "mixed-up" look of a Scotch Irish quilt. FV)
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilt patterns, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
BALDWIN
Quiltmaker's birth date:
August 14, 1915
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
SHARPLES,
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
SCOTCH/IRISH
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
PROTESTANT
Quiltmaker's occupation:
RETIRED-COLUMBIA GAS
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
BORN IN USA
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
RETIRED-CARBIDE
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 30-39
Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER/LAW
Where does/did the group meet?
FRIEND'S HOME
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
7
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Place to quilt: KITCHEN, Favorite pattern: OCEAN WAVES, Type of frame: CEILING, Type of sewing: Q JACKETS
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Quiltmaker was paid to sew, Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 21, Husband's birth year: 1917, Husband's birthplace: FAYETTEVILLE. WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search
Cite this Quilt
LEGG, ANN. WAVES OF THE OCEAN. 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=26-22-3342. Accessed: 03/29/24