QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-3344
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:
50108
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, Key by: MM
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
CHARLESTON
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
LOVER'S KNOT VARIATION
Brackman # or other source & #:
301, p. 41
How wide is the quilt?
84
How long is the quilt?
63
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corner treatment:
Mitered
What color is the quilt?
Pink; Green
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
filling/batting visible
Type of inscription:
Other
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1937
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
48
Size of quilt blocks:
9.5 X 9.5
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Same fabric for all
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
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:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn, 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
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:
6
Width between quilting lines:
1, 0.65
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Outline
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Pieced back
Quilt top made by:
LEGG, ANNA
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:
1937
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Registered quilt with WVHQS
Details about why the quilt was made:
SOMETHING TO DO
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the source of the pattern:
BOUGHT
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
(she) was moving while in the process of piecing the quilt and took it to her mother's for safe keeping. When owner went to claim, mother had used fabric to make aprons, t\but there was enough to make a quilt. Mother also gave the pattern away. (Scotch-Irish influence in pattern on pattern combination 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/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:
USA
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
RETIRED-CARBIDE
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 WAVES, Type of sewing: Q.JACKETS
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
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. LOVER'S KNOT VARIATION. 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=26-22-3344. Accessed: 03/28/24