QUILT INDEX RECORD

26-22-3351

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:

50115

Source of the information on this quilt:

JO ANN GREENLEE, FRIEND

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:

MM, M

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

CHARLESTON

Owner's name for quilt:

DUTCH GIRL

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

SAME, SUN BONNET SUE, SUNBONNET SUE

Brackman # or other source & #:

372

How wide is the quilt?

81

How long is the quilt?

67

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corner treatment:

Butted

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1900

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

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 X 10.5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Sashing width:

No sashing

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Variety of fabrics

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Solid/plain; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn, Machine sewn; Straight grain

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Quilt top made by:

TUTT, LORA M

Where the quilt was made, city:

CHARLESTON

Where the quilt was made, county:

KANAWHA

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1959

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Therapy

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the source of the pattern:

HER OWN

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

CHRISLIP

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

JANE LEW

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1943

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

USA

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

PROTESTANT

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:

USA

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

Place to quilt: HOME, Favorite pattern: DUTCH GIRL, Type of frame: HANDMADE

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Husband's burialplace: CHARLESTON,WV, Quiltmaker's church: BREAM PRESBYTERIAN, Quiltmaker's burialplace: CHARLESTON, WV

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search