QUILT INDEX RECORD
30-26-997
Date data collected:
06-01-2012
Documentation Location:
McCarl's Coverlet Museum Saint Vincent College 300 Fraser Purchase Rd Latrobe PA 15650
In which county does this quilt currently reside?
Westmoreland
Owner's Name:
Brier, Sally
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Interviewer:
Budd, J.
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.0033
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Double Wedding Ring
Brackman # or other source & #:
303
How wide is the quilt?
63.25"
How long is the quilt?
77.5"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Pink; Purple
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases
Time period:
1950-1975
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
18"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine 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:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn
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:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
0.875", 1"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square; Outline
Person filling out this form is:
Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; 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?
Inherited
Quilt top made by:
Queer, Anna Hrabak Layton
Quilted by:
Queer, Anna Hrabak Layton
Where the quilt was made, city:
Greensburg
Where the quilt was made, county:
Westmoreland
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:
Anna first gave it to Rose L Frye who then gave it to Sally
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Passed down through generations
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Magazine; Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Published material
Quilt owner's city:
Greensburg
Quilt owner's state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hrabak
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
c 1966
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
homemaker-domestic worker
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hrabak, James
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Shaffer, Anna
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Glass Supervisor (George)
Number of children:
2 (Layton)
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity; Pleasure
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Very intelligent, strong, outgoing
Cite this Quilt
Queer, Anna Hrabak Layto. Double Wedding Ring. 1950-1975. 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=30-26-997. Accessed: 03/28/24