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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