QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3387

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:

50149

Source of the information on this quilt:

SON

When was the form filled out?

August 8, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

FV

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

POWDER PUFF

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

YO YO, YOYO, ALSO POWDER PUFF

Brackman # or other source & #:

192, p. 22

How wide is the quilt?

78

How long is the quilt?

84.25

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930

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

1930

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

13 X 13.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped; Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric; Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Describe the binding:

NONE

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

KING, SARAH

Where the quilt was made, city:

SPENCER

Where the quilt was made, county:

ROANE

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:

1970

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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:

Made for a three-quarter bed. They could not buy linens at that time for a three-quarter bed. , Unusual edge treatment

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

HAYDEN

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

RAVENSWOOD

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1948

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PRESBYTERIAN

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

KING, WILLIAM S.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

MACHINIST

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birthplace: PENNSYLVANIA, Husband's burialplace: ST. ALBANS, WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: RAVENSWOOD, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search