QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1114

Date data collected:

06-25-2011

Documentation Location:

English Lutheran Church 200 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople PA 16063

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Butler

Owner's Name:

Grosick, Cheryl

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.BUT.0106

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunbonnet Sue Embroidered

How wide is the quilt?

67.25"

How long is the quilt?

67.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Distortion or shrinkage; Fold marks or creases; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Bonnetted girl doing house chores

Number of quilt blocks:

24 embroidered 25 solid

Size of quilt blocks:

7.25" x 7.75"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

solid with cornerstones: 7.5" border, 7.25" x 7" cornerstone

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31.75", 33", 3.375"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

.25"

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

both grid/crosshatch and the parallel lines are diagonal

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Daughter 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?

Received as a gift

Quilt top made by:

Johnston, Ann Ruth

Quilted by:

Johnston, Ann Ruth

Where the quilt was made, city:

Evans City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Butler

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:

made by Ann Ruth Johnston in the late 1940s for her daughter (the owner) when daughter was still a child

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt owner's city:

Evans City

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Keller

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04/12/1920

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Yatesboro, Armstrong County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

05/14/2006

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

American

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Butler

Quiltmaker's city:

Butler

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

retired

Number of children:

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

learned to quilt from grandmother and aunts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

was a seamstress, so quilting was an off-shoot