QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1042

Date data collected:

04-20-2013

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh Street Connellsville PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Fayette

Owner's Name:

Balsley, Ida Elizabeth

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.0041

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

How wide is the quilt?

77.5"

How long is the quilt?

88.875"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1950s pieced

When was the quilt finished?

late 1990s quilted

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

17"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

interlocking O's

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Novelty; Solid/plain; Striped; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

abstract print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back; 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?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

assume poly/cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

small cable in oval between rings; stylized four petal in centers

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

daughter of 2nd wife of son of maker

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Other

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

Received as a gift

Quilt top made by:

Balsley, Ida Belle Ankeny

Quilted by:

Ankeny, Elizabeth I

Where the quilt was made, city:

Connellsville

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?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt owner's city:

Greensburg

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ankeny

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ankeny, William Michael

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Somerset County, PA

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

West Overton Quilts at Quilt Shop, c. 1990s

Where does/did the group meet?

West Overton, PA

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no