QUILT INDEX RECORD
30-26-905
Date data collected:
09-16-2011
Documentation Location:
Slate Lick U.P. Church 106 Brown Road Slate Lick PA 16229
In which county does this quilt currently reside?
Allegheny
Owner's Name:
Bricker, Cindy
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Interviewer:
Frey, Barb
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.ALG.0148
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Sunbonnet Susie variation (Wooden Shoes)
Brackman # or other source & #:
47.13
How wide is the quilt?
79.5"
How long is the quilt?
78.5"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
pointed curves
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Green; Turquoise or Teal
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Other
Describe the damage:
can read feedsack printing in beige fabric
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares; Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
4.875"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth; Feedsack
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Feedsack; Floral; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand
Embellishments used:
Cotton thread
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
blood spots on back
What color is the back of the quilt?
Beige or Tan
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
8.5", 36.5", 35"
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
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
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:
contrasting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Width between quilting lines:
1"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Sunbonnet Sues in red thread hand quilted in contrasting thread on solid squares
Person filling out this form is:
Niece of quiltmaker
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:
sister of owner; niece of maker
Quilt top made by:
Campbell, Dorothy Bricker
Quilted by:
Bricker, Margaret (mother of Dorothy Bricker Campbell)
Where the quilt was made, city:
Sarver
Where the quilt was made, county:
Armstrong
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:
cleaning out the house when the quilter went to nursing home
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Room decoration
Describe the source of the pattern:
variation of Sunbonnet Sue
Quilt owner's city:
Natrona Heights
Quilt owner's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Bricker
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
07-31-1925
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Sarver
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
03-25-2010
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
taught quilting
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Armstrong
Quiltmaker's city:
Sarver
Quiltmaker's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Bricker, Gayle
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Cabot PA
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hughes, Margaret
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Freeport, PA
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Presbyterian Women
Where does/did the group meet?
Slate Lick, PA
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Used all kinds of fabrics; loved crazy quilts; collected material
Cite this Quilt
Campbell, Dorothy Bricke. Sunbonnet Susie variation (Wooden Shoes). 1930-1949. From Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=30-26-905. Accessed: 03/29/24