QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4157

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:

10219

Source of the information on this quilt:

GRANDSON

When was the form filled out?

June 27, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

BG, Key by: MNG

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MORGANTOWN

Owner's name for quilt:

STRIPS AND SQUARES

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

UNKNOWN (STRIPS & STARS)

How wide is the quilt?

69

How long is the quilt?

81

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines

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

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Geometric; Plaid; Dotted; Floral; Striped; Feedsack; Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Percale, Textured weave

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Strip/string Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Description of the back:

Feedsack, Feedsack

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1.25

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

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

Pieced back, even stitching

Quilt top made by:

LORAW, OCANNIE

Where the quilt was made, city:

BRUCETON MILLS

Where the quilt was made, county:

PRESTON

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:

1990

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Recycled

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

Pattern Identification: See Brackman page 109, #1052 Unamed Godey's 1858.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Letters, Photographs, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker, DOCUMENTS

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MARTIN

Quiltmaker's birth date:

January 28, 1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

BUCK RUN ALBRIGHT

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1902

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

September 17, 1964

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

FARM WIFE

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

LORAW, JOHN F

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

GERMAN

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

FARMER/SAWYER

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

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?

HOME

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

100

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: LV ROOM, Favorite pattern: FLOWER GARDEN, Type of frame: WOOD

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: September, Husband's birth day: 21, Husband's birth year: 1879, Husband's birthplace: CRELLIN MD, Husband's date of death: month: September, Husband's date of death: year: 1943, Husband's burialplace: CRELLIN MD, Quiltmaker's church: LITTLE SANDY NAZARENE, Quiltmaker's burialplace: SUGAR VAL BRUCETON MILLS

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search