QUILT INDEX RECORD
27-23-2738
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Who documented this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:
wqp.2783
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Double Wedding Ring
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wedding Ring, Rainbow Wedding Ring Rainbow
Brackman # or other source & #:
#303, page 59. pieced
How wide is the quilt?
65.75 inches
How long is the quilt?
82 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Scalloped
Describe the corners:
square or tucked in
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Blue or Navy; Red
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Damage:
Stains
Describe the damage:
quarter sized stain on front
Type of inscription:
Other
Describe the type of inscription:
Probably an inventory number and a price as if it was being sold somewhere.
What is inscribed on the quilt?
#474/$125.00
Method used to make the inscription:
Other
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
A 2 x 41/2 inch piece of masking tape, handwritten in blue ink on the front of the quilt. It was suggested to the owner that the tape be removed.
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
front
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
none
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
geometric
Number of quilt blocks:
80 pieced
Size of quilt blocks:
71/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the quilt setting:
Each block contains an elliptical ring of the Double Wedding Ring pattern. Each block is turned so that 4 blocks make an X of the rings. A very unusual placement of this pattern.
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
one
Number of borders:
one
Describe the borders:
Plain cream colored muslin, the same as the background in the blocks.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Striped; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
two
Width of pieces on the back:
not recorded
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4 inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Off white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Describe the quilting designs used:
1/4 inch inside melons, pieced arcs and background piece. In the background piece, there is another line in from the corner, and one through the middle of the piece.
Quilt top made by:
Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart)
Quilted by:
Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart)
Where the quilt was made, county:
Butts
Where the quilt was made, state:
Georgia (GA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Owner inherited from Annie Laurie (Stewart) Maddox, her grandmother.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Feed sacks
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Restricted
Quilt owner's county:
Albany
Quilt owner's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Stewart
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
10-29-1871
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Butts County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Georgia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date of death:
February 11, 1962
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Stewart, James Thomas
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Stewart, Nancy Jane (Deason)
Number of children:
five
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
three
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
two
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
See quilt # wqp.2782 for more information on the quiltmaker.
Who photographed this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart. Double Wedding Ring. 1930-1949. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc., Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=27-23-2738. Accessed: 04/18/24