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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