
QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-1538
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONAL INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBERS: Enter the main control number for this item you are entering. For a museum, this will probably be your acquisition number. It may be the number given to the quilt by the state or county project.
CA24
ALTERNATIVE INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBER: If applicable, enter any alternate inventory control number for this quilt. For museums, this might be an identifying number from a documentation project.
CA024
LAYOUT FORMAT: Choose the best description for the layout (or set) of the quilt.
Block pattern
NUMBER OF QUILT BLOCKS: This field only applies to quilts with a block format. Some blocks are harder to count than others (e.g. Storms at Sea, Double Wedding Ring). If needed, describe how the blocks were counted or if there are half blocks/corner blocks
9
SIZE OF QUILT BLOCKS: Applies only to block pattern quilts; block patterns are by far the most common layout formats. Block patterns don't have to be square (Double Wedding Ring and Grandmother's Flower Garden are common non-square blocks).
25" x 26"
SASHING WIDTH: Sashings are strips of fabric that separate the quilt blocks from one another. Enter the width of the sashing in inches, if applicable.
None
NUMBER OF BORDERS: Borders are the strips of fabric that are added after the blocks (and sashings) are put together. They appear on the outside edges of the quilt. Quilts often have multiple borders. Enter the number of borders on the quilt.
1
BORDER DESCRIPTION: Describe the style of the borders (i.e. pieced, appliquéd, stenciled) and the width of each border, from the inside to the outside.
Single Hand pieced border: white, brown and red chintz, border is pieced in smaller sections with the same fabric; 10" side, 9.5" bottom, 9" top
AUTHOR/INTERVIEWEE: The person who brought the quilt for documentation is the source. Enter his/her name here.
Relative of quiltmaker
OTHER RELATIONSHIP TO SOURCE: If you chose Other, for the relationship to the source, describe the relationship here.
Paternal grandmother's family
DATE OF DATA COLLECTION: Enter the date the state or county documentation form was filled out (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
01-11-1986; Aldersgate Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC
RELATIONSHIP OF SOURCE PERSON TO QUILT: Choose the best description of the relationship of the source to the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Quilt owner
IF SOURCE PERSON IS QUILT OWNER: If the source is the owner, choose how they came to own the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Inherited
TYPE OF QUILT OBJECT: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented.
Finished quilt
OWNER'S NAME FOR QUILT'S PATTERN: Enter the name given to the quilt by the owner. This can be the name the family used to refer to the quilt as it passed through different generations, e.g. "Aunt Susie's quilt" or a pattern name that the owner used.
Unknown
ALTERNATE NAME(S) FOR QUILT'S PATTERN IN COMMON USE: This is the name of the quilt pattern that it is commonly used among quilt makers and historians. It may be different in different regions of the country.
Rose Tree
OVERALL WIDTH: Enter how wide the quilt is. Specify units of measure (mm or in or inches)
94"
OVERALL LENGTH: Enter how long the quilt is. Specify unit of measure (mm or in or inches).
98"
SHAPE OF EDGE: Choose the best description for the edges of the quilt.
Straight
SHAPE OF CORNERS: Choose the best description for the corners of the quilt.
Rounded
PREDOMINANT COLOR(S): CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: Enter all colors that are found in the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Brown; Green; Red; White; Yellow
OVERALL CONDITION: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented.
Fair/worn
DAMAGE TO QUILT: Use this field to describe specific damage to the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Fading; Other
OTHER DAMAGE TO QUILT: If you chose Other, please describe the damage.
Chintz deteriorating
REPAIRS TO QUILT: If the quilt has been repaired or restored, use this field to describe the work that was done. Leave the field blank if the quilt has had no repairs.
Other
OTHER REPAIRS TO QUILT: If you chose Other, please describe the repair.
Repaired after 1856; edge turned to quilt back and Machine stitched, probably after edge frayed
TIME PERIOD: Choose the time frame that best describes when the quilt was made. The date does not have to appear on the quilt to enter it in this field. This can be your best guess based on family stories or your own knowledge of quilts.
1800-1849
FAMILY/OWNER'S DATE FOR QUILT: If there are family stories that indicate a date when the quilt was made, enter that date (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
Before Civil War
OTHER EXTERNAL OR PROFESSIONAL DATE ESTIMATION: If the date was estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser, enter that date (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
Circa 1845-1850
OTHER DATE ESTIMATION BY WHOM: Enter the name and/or title of the person who estimated the quilt's date for field 23d.
Kirkpatrick, Erma
FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of fiber that are used to make the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Cotton
FABRIC TYPES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of fabric that are used to make the quilt top.
Chintz
FABRIC PATTERNS, STYLES, MOTIFS, OR PRINT CATEGORIES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of prints that are used to make the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Print; Solid/plain
OTHER FIBER, FABRIC, OR FABRIC PRINT TYPES USED: Describe any fibers used in the quilt top that do not appear in Field 37, including any unique characteristics of fiber, fabric, or fabric prints used. There is a separate Field (38g) for embellishments.
Fugitive dye; Green/blue overdye is faded in spots; One fabric faded to tan - originally red?
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN QUILT TOP: PIECING TECHNIQUES: Choose the piecing method used to make the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if no piecing appears on the quilt.
Hand Piecing
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN QUILT TOP: APPLIQUE TECHNIQUES: Choose the applique method used to construct the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one. Skip the question if no applique appears on the quilt.
Hand Applique
FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT BACK: Choose the fiber type used to make the quilt back. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Cotton
OTHER FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT BACK: If you chose Other, please describe the fiber used in the quilt back.
Aged to tan
COLOR OF BACKING: Enter all colors that are found in the quilt backing. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
White
NUMBER OF PIECES IN QUILT BACK: Enter the number of pieces of fabric used in the quilt back.
4
WIDTH OF PIECES: Enter, in inches, the width of the pieces of fabric on the back of the quilt. Do not enter if the back is an art quilt.
26"
DESCRIPTION OF BACK: Choose the best description for the back of the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Hand sewn; Solid/plain
UNIQUE BINDING MATERIALS: Enter any binding materials used on the quilt that do not appear in a previous field.
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Chintz
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BINDING: Choose the construction technique used to make the quilt binding. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Straight grain
WIDTH OF QUILT BINDING: Choose the width (in inches) of the binding of the quilt. Measure from the front side only.
less than a half inch
IF PREVIOUSLY UNDEFINED, WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE QUILT BINDING: Enter the width of the quilt binding, if it is does not appear in the list provided in Field 47.
1/8"
MATERIAL USED FOR QUILT BATTING OR FILLING: Choose the fiber content that best describes the material used to fill the quilt.
Cotton
QUILTING TECHNIQUES USED: Choose the technique that best describes the way the quilt layers are held together. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Hand quilting
THREAD TYPE: Describe the fiber content or type of quilting thread used on the quilt.
Single thread
THREAD COLOR: Enter the color(s) of thread used to hold the quilt layers together.
White
NUMBER OF QUILTING STITCHES PER INCH (PLACE 1): Count only the stitches that are visible on the top and measure in one place on the quilt. Enter the measurement.
14
NUMBER OF QUILTING STITCHES PER INCH (PLACE 2): Count only the stitches that are visible on the top and measure in a different place on the quilt. Enter the measurement.
16
QUILTING DESIGNS USED: MOTIFS/OVERALL PATTERNS: Choose the overall quilt design found on the quilt top. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Other
PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER QUILTING DESIGNS USED: Describe any quilting designs that appear on the quilt, but were not listed in a previous field.
Block: follows top design with parallel lines; Border: single diagonal lines
QUILT TOP MADE BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who made the quilt top. Names must be listed last name first, followed by first name and middle name or initials; last name should be followed by a comma and space.
Creech, Anne
QUILTED BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who quilted the top. Names must be listed last name first, followed by first name and middle name or initials; last name should be followed by a comma and space.
Creech, Anne
COUNTY: Enter the name of the county where the quilt was made. Skip the question if you don't know where the quilt was made.
Wayne or Duplin County
STATE: Enter the name of the state where the quilt was made. Skip the question if you don't know where the quilt was made.
North Carolina (NC)
COUNTRY: Enter the name of the country where the quilt was made. Skip the question if you don't know where the quilt was made.
United States
HOW WAS QUILT ACQUIRED BY OWNER: Choose the best description for how the owner acquired the quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Inheritance
OCCASION, DATE, PERSON INHERITED FROM, ETC: If the quilt was inherited, enter any information you know about the inheritance. Skip the question if the quilt was not passed down in the family.
When Yankees came through they took quilt to camp and Mr. Creech rescued from campground 1865 just before surrender.
ANY ADDITIONAL STORIES OR NOTES ABOUT THE QUILT'S OWNERSHIP OR HISTORY: Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field.
Owner inherited the quilt from her paternal grandmother, Anne Daley Creech
QUILTMAKER'S REASONS FOR MAKING THE QUILT: If the quilt was made for a specific purpose, choose the reason from the list. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Unknown
SOURCE OF QUILT'S MATERIALS: Choose how the quilt maker acquired the fabric for this quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
QUILT TOP PATTERN SOURCE: Choose where the quilt maker found the pattern for this quilt. Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Unknown
ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES OR STORIES ABOUT THE QUILT'S DESIGN OR MATERIALS SOURCE: Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field.
Similar to Rehmel A295
OWNERSHIP OF THIS QUILT IS: Choose whether the quilt is owned by a person (private) or a museum or public collection.
Private
QUILT OWNER CITY
Chapel Hill
QUILT OWNER COUNTY
Orange County
QUILT OWNER STATE: State of current quilt owner.
North Carolina (NC)
QUILTMAKER'S MAIDEN NAME: Enter the maiden name of the quilt maker.
Daley
GENDER: Choose the gender of the quilt maker(s). Use ctrl + click to choose more than one.
Female
BIRTH DATE: Enter the birth date of the quilt maker (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
1827
DEATH DATE, IF APPLICABLE: Enter the date of death of the quilt maker (if applicable, as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
1904
QUILTMAKER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND/TRIBAL IDENTITY: Enter the ethnic background or tribal affiliation of the quilt maker.
English
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Enter the religious affiliation of the quilt maker.
Methodist
OCCUPATION: Enter the occupation of the quilt maker (if retired, former occupation).
Homemaker
QUILT MAKER'S BIRTH CITY AND/OR COUNTY: Name of the city where the quilt maker was born.
Duplin County
QUILT MAKER'S BIRTH STATE: Select the state of the quilt maker's birth.
North Carolina
QUILT MAKER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH: Select the quilt maker's country of birth, if known.
United States
COUNTY: Enter the county where the quilt maker lives/lived.
Wayne and Duplin County
STATE: Enter the state where the quilt maker lives/lived.
North Carolina (NC)
COUNTRY: Enter the country where the quilt maker lives/lived.
United States
SPOUSE'S/SPOUSES' OCCUPATION(S): Enter the occupation of the quilt maker's spouse.
Farmer, merchant
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: Enter the number of children of the quilt maker.
9
ANY OTHER NOTES OR STORIES ABOUT THE QUILTMAKER: Enter any information about the quilt maker not already entered in a previous field.
Made other quilts, Chapel Hill, NC; Children: Three children reached maturity: Susan, Robert and Walter Devereaux
AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR QUILTMAKER: List other source materials about this quiltmaker such as photos, oral histories, book or newspaper publications, fame for some other reason or event.
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
PHOTO CREDIT: Credit for photographer.
North Carolina Quilt Project
ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FOR IMAGE: Choose whether this TIF is available to use other than in this database.
Restricted
FOR HOLDER OF COPYRIGHT, CONTACT: Enter the name of the person or institution that owns the copyright to the image.
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Creech, Ann. Unknown. 1800-1849. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-1538. Accessed: 05/20/22