QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1530

Date data collected:

Septmeber 26, 2009

Documentation Location:

Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Beaver

Owner's Name:

Little Beaver Historical Society

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

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.BVR.0079

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Color Splash

Brackman # or other source & #:

2286a & b

How wide is the quilt?

78.50

How long is the quilt?

96.75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Shaped edge at corners

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Orange; Turquoise or Teal; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Trip Around the World Made and quilted by Linda McCuean 2008 to be raffled by Darlington Historical Society, Darlington, PA.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c.2008

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

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

c.2008

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Phyllis Twigg Hatcher, Appraiser

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

1 1/2" squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 3/4" border on all four sides with piping in beige.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Novelty; Print; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Blended solid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine pieced, machine quilted; binding hand finished on back

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Reversible

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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

3/8" applied binding with scant 1/8" piping.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heavy amount (original) double rodded feathers-undulating parallel diagonal lines, echo, swirls, square in a square.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Information provided by Ruth Sanders member of LBHS

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Other

Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:

Donated by quiltmaker to LBHS for fund raiser raffle.

Quilted by:

McCuean, Linda

Where the quilt was made, city:

New Galilee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Beaver

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Linda McCuean has donated this quilt to the Darlington Historical Society in Darlington, PA. 16115. (Little Beaver Historical Society, Market Street. Date of donation: December 31, 2007

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Pattern for this quilt is from "Color Splash Trip Around the World" by Piecemakers.

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

This quilt has never been exhibited or published.

Contests entered:

Linda McCuean quilt "Bella" was named the winner of the $100,000 Quilting Challenge and featured in the book "Great American Quilts 2003".

Quilt owner's city:

Darlington

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's county:

Beaver

Quiltmaker's city:

New Galilee

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Linda McCuean teaches both private and group classes using a Gammill longarm machine.