
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.
Cite this Quilt
McCuean, Lind. Trip Around the World. 2000-2025. From Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=30-26-1530. Accessed: 02/19/25