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