QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1022

Date data collected:

04-20-2013

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh St Connellsville PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Fayette

Owner's Name:

Morris, Kathleen

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.0028

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pansies

Brackman # or other source & #:

See Block 37.665

How wide is the quilt?

87"

How long is the quilt?

106"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Purple; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains

Time period:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

pansies

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

16.375" x 17"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2.375" yellow solid, 10.5" purple solid

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:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

petals & leaves & stems embroidered; stamped pieces cut out and appliqued

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

87" x 106"; plus hanging sleeve

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

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

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?

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"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

pre-stamped, printed with butterfly in corners of pattern handquilted

Person filling out this form is:

Friend 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?

Purchased the quilt

Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:

Quiltmaker became a family friend as a result of owner's grandmother's (Alice Walters) hospitalization

Quilt top made by:

Leahew, Virginia

Quilted by:

Leahew, Virginia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Uniontown

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?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1999-purchased from Virginia before her move to Texas

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

Virginia quilted many quilts. She chose the quilt she wanted me to purchase because of our mutual love of pansies.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Personal income

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento; Room decoration

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Quilt owner's city:

Connellsville

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Uniontown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School Graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress-former Kauffman's dept store in Uniontown

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Fayette

Quiltmaker's city:

Uniontown

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Number of children:

1

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 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Income; Pleasure

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

She loved to quilt-not only as a past-time, but to supplement her limited income.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Virginia lived in a senior citizen high rise and felt she had to "put in at least 5 quilts per winter." She would set up the quilting frames-full size-in her living room and begin her winter projects.