QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1122

Date data collected:

06-25-2011

Documentation Location:

English Lutheran Church 200 East Grandview Ave 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.0114

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Triple Irish Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

1019A variation

How wide is the quilt?

81.5"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Uneven batting

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

13 white squares (including corner piece); 12 pieced-49 pieces

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

4.25" solid, 4.75" pieced squares, 4.375" solid

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Feedsack; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design); Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Feedsack; Floral; Geometric; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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:

30.5", 33.5", 20.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Bias 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

grid/crosshatch in the pieced border; over patched chain; plain border-spiral curves; feather has 8 petal flowers in plain border

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

made by aunt of 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?

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Skinner, Etta Mae

Quilted by:

Skinner, Etta Mae

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chambersville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Indiana

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

high school graduation in 1962; made by aunt-Etta Mae Skinner

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:

Jewart

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

07/2009

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

American

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Warren

Quiltmaker's city:

Irvine

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Richard

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

foundry worker

Number of children:

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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