QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2729

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:

FA63

Alternate inventory control number:

FA063

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great 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:

Flower Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

94.5"

Shape of edge:

Other

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1915-1920

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Further information concerning dates:

Quilted in 1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

95 whole blocks, 10 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 10.5"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various colors

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Off-white

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

40.5", 38"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Off-white binding

How is the binding made?

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)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilted at a later date; Edge shape follows hexagon pattern; Quilted by Georgia Bonesteel in 1975

Quilt top made by:

Sayler, Charlotte

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Georgia; Bonesteel

Where the quilt was made, city:

Portage

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wood County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Hendersonville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bradshaw

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker/ farmer

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Fenno

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History