QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3784

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:

50599

Source of the information on this quilt:

GRANDMOTHER

When was the form filled out?

October 30, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

JUANITA REED, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

HUNTINGTON

Owner's name for quilt:

AROUND THE WORLD

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

FEATHERS, CROSS PURPOSES VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

3981, p. 551

How wide is the quilt?

71

How long is the quilt?

62.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1915

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale, Calico

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?

Bias grain; Back turned to front; Hand 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:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

SIEVERS, MARGARET WOODRUFF

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Agee, Gertrude Van Winkle

Where the quilt was made, city:

ELDORADO

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alaska (AK)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1979

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Why was the quilt made?

Other; Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

PERSONAL USE

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

VANWINKLE

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1873

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1937

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

DUTCH/IRISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

SIEVERS, Unknown

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

DUTCH IRISH

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

MERCHANT

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

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

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: DINING ROO, Type of frame: HORSE-BARS

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker's church: METHODIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: ELDORADO ARKANSAS

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search