QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3302

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

West Virginia Department of Archives and History

Who documented this quilt?

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:

50069

Source of the information on this quilt:

ELIME, DAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

ROBERTA FARMER, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

BABY DOLL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

SUN BONNET SUE, SUNBONNET SUE

Brackman # or other source & #:

up rt, p. 372

How wide is the quilt?

86.75

How long is the quilt?

70.5

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14 X 13.75

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Percale

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Hand Applique

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Describe the binding:

2 SIDES PINK

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilt top made by:

LEGG, POLLY

Where the quilt was made, city:

IVYDALE

Where the quilt was made, county:

CLAY

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1972

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

First time maker created a color-coordinated quilt. Had always used scraps. Polly could now afford to buy fabric after the depression.

Quiltmaker's birth date:

September 23, 1890

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

LEATHERWOOD CLAY CO

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1972

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

FARMER

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Place to quilt: FAMILY ROO, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth year: 1887, Husband's birthplace: LIZEMORE CLAY CO WV, Husband's date of death: year: 1960, Husband's burialplace: WALBACK ROANE CO WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: MOORE CEM WALLBACK WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search