QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3343

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:

50107

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:

GRAND.FLOWER GARDEN

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

GRAND. FLOWER G, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN, GRNDMOTHR'S FLOWER GARDEN

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k, p. 18

How wide is the quilt?

58

How long is the quilt?

75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible, Fragile

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1933

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

1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

8 X 8

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, 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

Description of the back:

Muslin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

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

even stitching

Quilt top made by:

LEGG, ANNA

Where the quilt was made, city:

SHARPLES, WV

Where the quilt was made, county:

LOGAN

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:

1933

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

SOMETHING TO DO

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:

MOTHER'S MAGAZI

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

UNIV OF CHARLESTON, DISPLAY, 1990

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/ENGLISH

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 20-29

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:

Favorite pattern: OCEAN WAVE, 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