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26-22-3344

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:

50108

When was the form filled out?

August 7, 1992

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

Made the quilt

Interviewer:

FV, Key by: MM

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

LOVER'S KNOT VARIATION

Brackman # or other source & #:

301, p. 41

How wide is the quilt?

84

How long is the quilt?

63

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

filling/batting visible

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937

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

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 X 9.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Same fabric for all

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine 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, Cotton thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

WHITE

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1, 0.65

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline

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

Pieced back

Quilt top made by:

LEGG, ANNA

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:

1937

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

Registered quilt with WVHQS

Details about why the quilt was made:

SOMETHING TO DO

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

BOUGHT

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

(she) was moving while in the process of piecing the quilt and took it to her mother's for safe keeping. When owner went to claim, mother had used fabric to make aprons, t\but there was enough to make a quilt. Mother also gave the pattern away. (Scotch-Irish influence in pattern on pattern combination FV)

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

Quilt patterns, Sewing tools related to the quiltmaker

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

BALDWIN

Quiltmaker's birth date:

August 14, 1915

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

SHARPLES,

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

SCOTCH/ENGLISH

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

Quiltmaker's occupation:

RETIRED-COLUMBIA GAS

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

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

USA

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

RETIRED-CARBIDE

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

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

Quiltmaker learned to quilt from: MOTHER/LAW

Where does/did the group meet?

FRIEND'S HOME

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

7

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Favorite pattern: OCEAN WAVES, Type of sewing: Q.JACKETS

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's birth month: March, Husband's birth day: 21, Husband's birth year: 1917, Husband's birthplace: FAYETTEVILLE,WV, Quiltmaker's church: BAPTIST

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Cite this Quilt

LEGG, ANN. LOVER'S KNOT VARIATION. 1930-1949. From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-3344. Accessed: 03/28/24