QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3319

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:

50085

Source of the information on this quilt:

BETTY & RON GREGORY, GRANDMOTHER

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

MARGARET HUMBLE, Key by: JR

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

GRANDMOTHERS FL, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN, GRANDMOTHERS FLOWER GARDE

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k, p. 19

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

66

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

Conserved

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

46

Size of quilt blocks:

10 X 10

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain; Geometric; Novelty

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin, Calico

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton thread, Double thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

GREGORY, CENA (CENIE)

Where the quilt was made, city:

CEDARVILLE

Where the quilt was made, county:

GILMER

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:

1989

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

LIKED TO QUILT

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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

Photographs

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

HAWKINS

Quiltmaker's birth date:

February 11, 1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

CENTER POINT DODDRIDGE

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

April 18, 1908

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

November 26, 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' name(s):

GREGORY, ELIAS DELBERT

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

FARMER & CEMETERY CA

Number of children:

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: July, Husband's birth day: 19, Husband's birth year: 1886, Husband's birthplace: PEACH TREE WV GILMER CO, Husband's date of death: month: August, Husband's date of death: day: 29, Husband's date of death: year: 1976, Husband's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER, Quiltmaker's church: CEDARVILLE BAPTIST, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CEDARVILLE WV GILMER CO

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search