QUILT INDEX RECORD
13-9-37
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:
MHC85.03.002
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter-in-law
When was the form filled out?
1985; 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:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Biscuit
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Puff
Brackman # or other source & #:
191
How wide is the quilt?
90 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
70"
Shape of edge:
Sawtooth
Shape of corners:
Sawtooth
Describe the corners:
Square
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Wear to edge or binding
Time period:
1950-1975
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Merikay Waldvogel
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Rayon; Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Feedsack; Floral; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:
Biscuits
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Puff quilts are not quilts strictly speaking since there is not a layer of batting between a top and a back. A wad of cotton is encased in a single unit (a puff or biscuit) and then the individual units are attached together to make a quilt top. This quilt has 1026 puffs, 2" x 2" in size.
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
Describe the quilt filling:
Puffs are approximately 1/2" thick.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Machine quilting; Not quilted; Stuffed work
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White; pink; red; green.
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Biscuit technique using printed feed sacks for the foundation. Unquilted. Unusually large prairie points (5" on a side) are used as an edging feature. The foundation pieces for the puffs might be feed sack cloth.
Quilt top made by:
Adcock, Lizzie Thomas
Where the quilt was made, city:
Rockvale
Where the quilt was made, state:
Tennessee (TN)
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:
Quilted at James Franklin Adcock and Lizzie Thomas Adcock's farm in Rockvale, TN. Farmhouse had built-in hooks in an upstairs room for attaching a quilting frame.
Quilt is presently used as:
Exhibit; Museum collection; Study or teaching aid
Where did the maker get their materials?
Feed or flour sacks; Other
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe the source of the pattern:
Ohio Farmer; see Brackman
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Published material
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:
Thomas, Lizzie
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's state:
Tennessee (TN)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
The Adcock farmhouse had built-in hooks in an upstairs room for attaching a quilting frame.
Who photographed this quilt?
Tim Barnwell
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Mountain Heritage Center
Cite this Quilt
Adcock, Lizzie Thoma. Biscuit. 1950-1975. From Mountain Heritage Center, Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=13-9-37. Accessed: 03/28/24