QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2834
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
GA57
Alternate inventory control number:
GA057
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grand nephew
When was the form filled out?
11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, NC
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
String
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
String Crazy Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
66.5"
How long is the quilt?
75"
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Maroon
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Damage:
Fading; Other
Describe the damage:
Unspecified damage
Repairs:
Other
Describe the repairs:
Unspecified repair
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Fragile
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1900s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1910
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Clemens, Kay
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Size of quilt blocks:
Varied
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Strip/string Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Feedsack; Natural color
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
40"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding on one side; Back turned to front on one side; Front turned to back on ends
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Front turned to back
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
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Natural
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Elbow/fan
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams; Feedsack backing: Birgin Browher Waynesville NC; Jersey Cream Feed [picture of cow] Newport Mill Co. / Newport Tenn; Knots on front
Quilt top made by:
Plott, Jimmie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, county:
Haywood County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Family cover
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Old; Recycled
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Describe the source of the pattern:
No pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
House scraps
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Waynesville
Quilt owner's county:
Haywood County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Queen
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1893
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Still living [1985]?
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English; Irish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Queen, James
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mary
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Plott, George
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer, soldier
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Haywood County, NC
Who photographed this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Plott, Jimmi. String. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2834. Accessed: 07/27/24