QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1017

Date data collected:

04-20-2013

Documentation Location:

Connellsville Presbyterian Church 711 South Pittsburgh Street Connellsville PA 15425

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Fayette

Owner's Name:

Fleming, Edna

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

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.FAY.0023

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Memory Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

73.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Stains; Tears or holes; Uneven batting

Describe the damage:

generalized soiling

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Top- Memory Quilt Right side-1928 Left side- Mrs. Earl Winkler

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on block

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1928

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Penny Squares- blue

Number of quilt blocks:

64 (dog w/dish, wolves, mountains, rose, daisy, polar bear, rabbit, little girl planting seeds, elephant)

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"; 7.25" x 7.5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

variety of block edges: cross stitch, back stitch, embroidered

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

3.25" white, 3" blue-all 4 corners mitered all the way through

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

mixture in block assembly; borders machine; cross stitch, feathering, french knot, back stitch, running, satin, boullion, lazy daisy, chain stitch, stem stitch; a variety of strands

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial; Front turned to back; Hand sewn

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:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6-7

Width between quilting lines:

0.125"-1"

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

customized to square, outline of embroidery, border feathered, 1/2 wreaths and flowers in the middle

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Daughter of quiltmaker; 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

Quilt top made by:

Winkler, Elsie Delores Cochran

Quilted by:

Winkler, Elsie Delores Cochran

Other people who worked on this quilt:

friends and relatives embroidered the squares and returned them

Where the quilt was made, city:

Connellsville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fayette

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Quilt owner's city:

Belle Vernon

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cochran

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12-31-1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Connellsville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

09-03-1996

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch, Irish, English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

business college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist, then Lutheran

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cochran, Alva Francis

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Dawson, PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch, Irish, English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Anderson, Pearl Mae

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Dawson, PA

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Winkler, Earl Crosby

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

German

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

Electrician; ret from Army Career in 1981 as Lt. Col

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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