QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2732
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:
FA64
Alternate inventory control number:
FA064
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?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Improved Nine Patch
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Improved Nine Patch
Brackman # or other source & #:
306
How wide is the quilt?
78"
How long is the quilt?
91.5"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1915
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1915
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Hall, Fannye
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5" x 12.5"
Describe the quilt setting:
Hand sewn set
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
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Blue
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
8.5", 34", 35"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Applied binding; Two-step; Blue
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/2"
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:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Diagonal
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Knots on back
Quilt top made by:
Sayler, Charlotte
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
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?
Inheritance
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Tryon
Quilt owner's county:
Polk 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?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Sayler, Charlott. Improved Nine Patch. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2732. Accessed: 04/24/24