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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

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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