QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3306

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:

50072

Source of the information on this quilt:

BETTY WARNER, GRANDDAUGHTER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

JG, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

STAR

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

STAR, STAR TYPE, FEATHERED STAR VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

459.13, p. 50

How wide is the quilt?

797.75

How long is the quilt?

66

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Type of inscription:

Other

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1926

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16 X 16

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics, Pieced border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Description of the back:

Muslin

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; Other

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

WILKES, NANCY ANN

Where the quilt was made, city:

CHARLESTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

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:

1927

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

TRADITIONAL

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

Owner selected at age 5 (1926) when given a choice by her grandmother who lived with her. Outstanding graphic quality. Put up frame as soon as weather got cool and stayed up all winter. She pieced in winter.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

MASON

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1855

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

ROCKY MOUNT VIRGINIA

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Virginia (VA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1945

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

BAPTIST

Quiltmaker's occupation:

HOMEMAKER

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

ENGLISH

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

FARMER

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER

Where does/did the group meet?

CHURCH

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

40

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: BEDROOM, Favorite pattern: SUNFLOWER, Type of frame: WOODEN

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's date of death: year: 1910, Quiltmaker's church: CALVARY BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: SPRING HILL CEMETERY WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search