QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-702

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:

CD44

Alternate inventory control number:

CD044

Person filling out this form is:

Other

When was the form filled out?

03-01-1986; YMCA, Durham, 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

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunbonnet Sue (fundraiser)

How wide is the quilt?

72.25"

How long is the quilt?

85.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused; Unwashed

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Not specified

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Free embroidery, various colors

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Describe where the inscription was found:

On blocks surrounding dolls

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950

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

1950

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sullivan, Kathy

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

15.5" x 16"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Describe the quilt setting:

Single pink sashing with green corner squares

Sashing width:

1.5"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single green border, .75" on two sides, 2" on two sides

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Violet

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Embroidery on dolls

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Vertical seams

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Width of pieces on the back:

33"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2" - 1-1/2"

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Follows top design

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Ladies' names on quilt squares, each contributed 25 cents to have her name on square

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Women's Society of Christian Service, Turkey Methodist Church

Where the quilt was made, city:

Turkey

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sampson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Inherited from mother. Bought by grandfather, Everett Benjamin Hunter. Bought at auction for $125.00 about 1950.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

No photo of quiltmaker

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

Appeared in the book "North Carolina Quilts"; plate 5-14, 5-15.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Oxford

Quilt owner's county:

Granville County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Davie City

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Davie City

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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