QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2714
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
FA47
Alternate inventory control number:
FA047
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter
When was the form filled out?
12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, NC
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
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Dresden Plate
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Aster variation
Brackman # or other source & #:
3485
How wide is the quilt?
73.5"
How long is the quilt?
88.25"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Purple; Green
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Unwashed
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1930s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Roberson, Ruth
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
16.5" x 16.5"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single 2.25" white cotton border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
What color is the back of the quilt?
Lavender
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
33.5", 39.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Lavender
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
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)?
1/4"
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:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
10
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Border: cable
Quilt top made by:
Sowle, Leona
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, city:
Gig Harbor
Where the quilt was made, county:
Pierce County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Washington (WA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
No photo of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Edneyville
Quilt owner's county:
Henderson County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Wisconsin
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Sowle, Will
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Mechanic
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Sowle, Leon. Dresden Plate. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2714. Accessed: 04/25/24