QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1027

Date data collected:

03-29-2009

Documentation Location:

Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Beaver

Owner's Name:

Judy Davis

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.BVR.0032

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Night Garden

How wide is the quilt?

66.75

How long is the quilt?

67.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gold; Green; Pink; Purple; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Night Garden WV Quilter's 4th Biennial Quilt Show. July 16 - 18, 2004. 1st place W.H.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

5

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Thin yellow inner border Wider black border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Floral; Print

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

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

Made the quilt

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Prarie Flower Book - Barbara Brackman

Contests entered:

4th Biennial Quilt Show. July 16-18, 2004 1st Place - WH

Quilt owner's city:

Aliquippa

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's county:

Beaver

Quiltmaker's city:

Aliquippa

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States