QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-843

Date data collected:

09-08-2012

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh Street Connellsville PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Westmoreland

Owner's Name:

Trainer, Joy Ann

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.WST.0090

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

doll quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Joy's Baby Doll Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crazy Patch

How wide is the quilt?

21.375"

How long is the quilt?

34.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Repairs:

Patched with new fabrics

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1947

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Conversation Prints; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

20.5" x 10.375"; 10.25" x 20.5"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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?

No filling

Thread type used for the quilting:

embroidery used to attach front to back

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Quilt collector; Quilting teacher; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of maker

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:

received as gift on approximately 3rd birthday in 1947

Quilt top made by:

Knechtel, Wilma Anne Bode

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pittsburgh

Where the quilt was made, county:

Allegheny

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Approximately 3rd birthday received "baby doll" quilt from grandmother.

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

It was used and enjoyed by me as a child. I don't remember how I reacquired it as an adult, perhaps it was in my mother's cedar chest when she died.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid

Describe present uses of the quilt:

In 2011, used by Joy as a demo of crazy patch for Civil War re-enactment role as a quiltmaker; telling people it goes back to 1947. Grandma made it and this is how she made her summer quilts.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

crazy patch, just pieces of fabric; no set pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Other

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

"chicken scratch" embroidery stitch

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

Grandma made all her summer quilts like this- no batting, no backing other than muslin or other fabric to attach the "crazy pieces" to then bound. Top stitched this one on the front by machine.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Only as a demo for Civil War re-enactment.

Quilt owner's city:

Greensburg

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bode

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-7-1905(?)

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Carrick

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01-1996

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Prussian-German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife, cleaned houses for others, took in sewing

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Allegheny

Quiltmaker's city:

Mt Lebanon

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bode, William A.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Baldwin Township PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Prussian-German (he was a land developer)

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Funk, Anna Louise (her father August Funk enlisted in the Civil War)

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

South side Pittsburgh PA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Prussian-German (housewife and quilter)

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Other

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

To quilt one another's quilts

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

Ladies at the United Presbyterian Church

Where does/did the group meet?

Mt Lebanon PA

What are the main activities of the group?

making quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Son said quilt frames were in the living room and people came to the house to quilt