QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2838
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:
GA61
Alternate inventory control number:
GA061
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 Four Patch
How wide is the quilt?
64"
How long is the quilt?
78"
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gray; Pink; Red; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1900s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900s
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Woods, M.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
15
Size of quilt blocks:
11.25" x 11.25"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single border: 1.75" stripped on sides; 3" stripped and pieced on ends; Machine sewn set
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Home dyed backing
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Feedsack; Dyed grey
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
33.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/2"
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:
White
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:
All-over-design; Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Parallel lines in several directions
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Knots on front and back
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?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
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=21-17-2838. Accessed: 07/27/24