QUILT INDEX RECORD

48-141-1

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Blythewood Historical Society

Who documented this quilt?

Blythewood Historical Society; Quilt Documentation and Preservation Program

Blythewood Historical Society's Quilt Documentation Number:

BLY-020

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of quilt owner:

Martha J. Denka

Quilt owner's city:

Blythewood

Quilt owner county:

Richland

Quilt owner's state:

South Carolina (SC)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

When was the form filled out?

09/20/16

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Grandmother

Quilt top made by:

Masden, Effie Cundiff

Quilted by:

Masden, Effie Cundiff

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Effie Cundiff

Birthplace city:

Bullitt County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Kentucky

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/11/1894

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

09/18/1981

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Nathan Cundiff

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bullitt County Kentucky

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Maggie Shaw

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Bullitt County Kentucky

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1911

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Henry Masden

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did quiltmaker sell quilts:

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

6 Pointed Star

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

120 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate colors:

Turquoise or Teal; White

Quilt-specific colors:

Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown

Other color:

multi color

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Layout format:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12 by 12

Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe the spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

Block style:

Hexagons

Number of borders:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Feedsack; Printed patchwork

Construction techniques used in quilt top: piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Quilting techniques used:

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Material used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Who photographed this quilt?

Jim Mclean