QUILT INDEX RECORD
13-9-9
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Mountain Heritage Center
Who documented this quilt?
Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts
Mountain Heritage Center's Accession Number:
MHC82.03.005
Person filling out this form is:
Blood relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandaughter
When was the form filled out?
1982; 2004
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
This is a:
Other
Describe the item:
Unfinished quilt with feed sack backing attached to one edge.
Quilt's title:
Four Patch
Brackman # or other source & #:
1106
How wide is the quilt?
54 1/8"
How long is the quilt?
67"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White; Red; Pink; Orange; Lavender; Green; Brown; Blue or Navy; Black; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930-1950
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Merikay Waldvogel
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
80
Size of quilt blocks:
6 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Printed flour sacking pieced together to make a border (2 3/4" - 1")
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Feedsack
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print; Plaid; Novelty; Multiple scrap; Geometric; Floral; Feedsack; Dotted; Checked; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Feed sack
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
33 1/2" x 27"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Feed sack backing with trademark "Ubiko Milling Company" "Cincinnati, Ohio" "16 % Clover Bloom" Ubiko was a poultry feed developer. In Lexington, KY (1939) they sold products locally through Blue Grass Elmendorf Grain Corporation.
Quilt top made by:
Dills, Alice Minerva Enloe
Where the quilt was made, city:
Dillsboro
Where the quilt was made, county:
Jackson
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quiltmaker was married to William Allen Dills founder of Dillsboro, N.C., incorporated in 1889.
Quilt is presently used as:
Study or teaching aid; Museum collection; Exhibit
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps; Feed or flour sacks; Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Mountain Heritage Center Western Carolina University
Quilt owner's city:
Cullowhee
Quilt owner's county:
Jackson
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Enloe, Alice Minerva
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1859
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Jackson County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Member of N.C. legislature
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
Who photographed this quilt?
Tim Barnwell
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Mountain Heritage Center
Cite this Quilt
Dills, Alice Minerva Enlo. Four Patch. 1930-1949. From Mountain Heritage Center, Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=13-9-9. Accessed: 03/29/24