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QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3388

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:

50150

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:

DUTCH GIRL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DUTCH GIRL, SUNBONNET SUE

Brackman # or other source & #:

A733, p. 147

How wide is the quilt?

83.75

How long is the quilt?

71.25

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Lavender

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

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:

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12.88 X 12.13

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

4.25

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Standard applique

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Straight grain

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:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines; Other

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

ATKINSON, HAZEL ROBERTS

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Roberts, Carrie

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:

1991

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

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:

Embroidery running stitch used to highlight figures. Daisy stitch and french knots also used. Nice embroidery on hats., Owner's comments: "My mother died 20 years before my dad, and he used these quilts. I wish he hadn't."

Quiltmaker's birth date:

July 1, 1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ROANE COUNTY

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1971

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

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

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

IRISH/ENGLISH/GERMAN

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

FARMER, COUNTY COMMI

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

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

Where does/did the group meet?

HOMES

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: DINING, Type of frame: .WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 25, Husband's birth year: 1904, Husband's birthplace: ROANE COUNTY,WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1971, Husband's burialplace: MT.ZION CEM.,ROANE C, Quiltmaker's church: STONEY POINT, Quiltmaker's burialplace: MT. ZION CEM., ROANE CO.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Cite this Quilt

ATKINSON, HAZEL ROBERT. DUTCH GIRL. 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=26-22-3388. Accessed: 03/28/24