QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-4702

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:

60495

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:

MAGIC CIRCLE

Brackman # or other source & #:

1429a, p. 169

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

76

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge treatment:

Ice cream cones

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped; Solid/plain; Floral; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Chambray, 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:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Bias 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

even stitching

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1880

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Unknown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search