QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2937

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:

DE45

Alternate inventory control number:

DE045

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter by marriage

When was the form filled out?

03-22-1986; Surry Community College, Dobson, 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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

749

How wide is the quilt?

63"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Black; Orange; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

Describe the type of inscription:

Birthdates

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Louella Miles, Eddie Miles, Mother - Mary Warren, Nora Warren, Bessie Holbrook, Ira Dean Royal, Ruth Miles, Joyce and Boyce Royal, Ruth Miles, Mattie Jane Royal, Lessie Royal, Mary Royal

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1939

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Chain stitch, back stitch, satin stitch

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Describe where the inscription was found:

On center of blocks

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1939

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

1939

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

19.5" x 19.5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

Single black border with pink corner blocks; Machine sewn

Sashing width:

2.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single 3.5" black cotton border, no corner block

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams; Purple, white and blue print

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Purple; White

Width of pieces on the back:

32"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Describe the binding:

Applied binding; Two-step; Black

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Other

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:

Black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Stone Mountain Community

Where the quilt was made, county:

Alleghany County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Laura Wheeler, Pattern 511, Friendship Basket

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 5-9.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Roaring Gap

Quilt owner's county:

Alleghany County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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