QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4681

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:

60475

When was the form filled out?

September 18, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

MM, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

MUDDLETY

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

DAHLIA VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

2522, p. 337

How wide is the quilt?

90

How long is the quilt?

75

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Describe the edge treatment:

Ice cream cones

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940

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

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15 X 15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Rayon

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Crepe, Textured weave

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Satin/Sateen

Description of the back:

Textured weave

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

ROSE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilt top made by:

HOLLISTER, ELIZABETH REBECCA ANN

Where the quilt was made, city:

WASHINGTON

Where the quilt was made, state:

Washington D.C.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1942

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

1991, Quilt wo a prize, RICHWOOD, WV, WINTERFEST ART SHOW

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

Quilt patterns

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

WOODS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

March 6, 1867

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

UPPER GLADE

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

March 2, 1955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH/GERMAN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

METHODIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

ENGLISH

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

FARMER

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MTOTHER

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: BEDROOM, Favorite pattern: STAR, Type of frame: FLOOR

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: April, Husband's birth day: 16, Husband's birth year: 1855, Husband's birthplace: NICHOLAS COUNTY, Husband's date of death: month: October, Husband's date of death: day: 3, Husband's date of death: year: 1909, Husband's burialplace: WEAVERVILLE, NC, Quiltmaker's church: WASHINGTON, DC, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CEDAR HILL CEMETARY, MD

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search