QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1011

Date data collected:

09-22-2012

Documentation Location:

285 Pine Run Rd, Apollo,PA

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Westmoreland

Owner's Name:

Altmeyer,Alberta

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Interviewer:

B. Frey

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.WST.0099

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

baseball or circle design

Brackman # or other source & #:

1504C

How wide is the quilt?

69.25 "

How long is the quilt?

83 "

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Open seams; Stains

Describe the type of inscription:

NONE

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

63

Size of quilt blocks:

8.75" x 8.75"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2.875-3.25" SOLID

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31", 34", 4"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

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:

2"-2.375" varies

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

border overlapping circles

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Other

Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:

cut templates for grandma. also shopped for her fabric. used feed sacks

Quilt top made by:

Summerhill, Rilla Pearl

Quilted by:

Summerhill, Rilla Pearl

Where the quilt was made, city:

Markle

Where the quilt was made, county:

Westmoreland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Purchased new; Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

samples from men's stotes

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

called snowball

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

used mountain mist batting, used a frame,used to send away for patterns in newspapers & Grit magazine and Farmer's Home Journal

Quilt owner's city:

Apollo

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

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

Pink was called bubble gum pink. Rilla Pearl Summerhill made a quilt for 28 grandchildren at graduation, marriage and new baby.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

McIwain

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07-18-1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1960's

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Church of God

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmer's wife, nanny before marriage

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Armstrong

Quiltmaker's city:

Parks Township, Leechburg

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

McIwain, Robert

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:

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Mountain Mist batting, patterns from newspaper, Grit magazine and Farmer's Home Journal