QUILT INDEX RECORD
26-22-457
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
West Virginia Department of Archives and History
Who documented this quilt?
West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project
The West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search Number:
80261
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Owner is granddaughter of quilt maker.
When was the form filled out?
08-05-2017
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
Interviewer:
FK
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Princeton, West Virginia
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Granny Ead's Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Links of Friendship
Brackman # or other source & #:
Rehmel 1876
How wide is the quilt?
68"
How long is the quilt?
74"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Fading; Open seams; Stains; Tears or holes; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding
Describe the damage:
missing edge/binding
Type of inscription:
Other
Describe the type of inscription:
Label written, attached by quilt owner
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Made by Laura Lilly Eads for Patty and EJ Blankenship @ 1950
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Ink
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
on corner
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
1950 (?)
Family/owner's date for quilt:
A wedding gift in 1950
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Interlocking links
Number of quilt blocks:
Difficult to determine block - ?half of chain link
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Other blends
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth; Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Conversation Prints; Dotted; Feedsack; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
blocks hand pieced, blocks and strips joined with machine piecing
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?
Pink
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
31", 31.5"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
pink
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Patches outlined/in the ditch
Quilt top made by:
Eads, Laura Lee Lilly
Quilted by:
Eads, Laura Lee Lilly
Where the quilt was made, city:
Camp Creek
Where the quilt was made, county:
Mercer
Where the quilt was made, state:
West Virginia (WV)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Quilt came to owner upon her mother's death.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
Gift for the marriage of owner's parents.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Feed or flour sacks; Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Public domain; Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Lilly, Laura Lee
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
01-16-1884
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Island Creek, Mercer County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
West Virginia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
12-31-1899
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
08-19-1978
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Eighth grade
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Disciples of Christ
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lilly, Johnson K.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
West Virginia
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lilly, Alabama Gore
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
West Virginia
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Caucasian
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Eads, Jillson Bryant
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Caucasian/American Indian
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
miller, farmer, Justice of the Peace (Squire Eads)
Number of children:
12
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
6
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative; Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Not sure how many quilts maker made. Quilting was more for necessity than pleasure.
Who photographed this quilt?
EJW
Access and copyright information:
Open/Public Domain
Details
Cite this Quilt
Eads, Laura Lee Lill. Granny Ead's Quilt. 1950 (?). From West Virginia Department of Archives and History, West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=26-22-457. Accessed: 11/13/24