QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3381

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:

50143

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

FV, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

BLAZING STAR, STAR TYPE, STAR OF BETHLEHEM

Brackman # or other source & #:

115, p. 95

How wide is the quilt?

82.75

How long is the quilt?

83

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1929

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

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:

Percale

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:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Front turned to back

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

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

Quilt top made by:

MCCLANAHAN, ANNA LOUISE

Where the quilt was made, city:

ROCKY FORK

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:

1958

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

BISHOP, HER MOTHER

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt took 5 spools of thread to quilt and thread cost $1.00 a spool. The maker sent her brother to pick up quilt and gave him $4.00. The quilter charged $5.00, so he paid the extra dollar and never told his sister.

Quiltmaker's birth date:

December 5, 1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ROCKY FORK

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

April 6, 1956

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

IRISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

METHODIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

30

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Favorite pattern: BLAZING STAR, Type of frame: SAW HORSES

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's burialplace: FAMILY CEMET.,ROCKY FORK

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search