QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-588

Date data collected:

September 8, 2012

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh Street Connellsville, PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Fayette

Owner's Name:

Abby Merendino

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.FAY.0013

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Honeycomb

Brackman # or other source & #:

160N

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

holes

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1880's

When was the quilt finished?

1960's

Further information concerning dates:

1880s-1960s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

approximately 116

Size of quilt blocks:

8"-8.5" hexagon

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons; Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Polyester

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Sateen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design); Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Printed patchwork; Solid/plain; Striped

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33", 33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial; Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Separate binding applied

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

polyester

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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.5"-1.75"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Swink, Elsie Mary Kisner

Quilted by:

Swink, Elsie Mary Kisner

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Hess, Anna Lyda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Connellsville/Bullskin

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fayette

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Decorative throw

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Quilt owner's city:

Dunbar

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kisner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/30/1891

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Scottdale

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02/09/1984

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Fayette

Quiltmaker's city:

Bullskin

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kisner, Sylvester Smith

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hess, Anna

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

German/Irish

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

Duraloy Co (Scottdale)

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Connellsville Methodist Women

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no