Description of Top
Four block rose wreath quilt (85" x 76") with vine border in red, green, and blue on cream ground. Also called "Roses & Bells" (2.67,Brackman's Encyclopedia of Appliqué). Quilt top is cotton. Fabric pattern is solid, except for binding. Four rose wreath blocks (29" x 28 ¼") are set 2 x 2. Blocks are straight and tangent (blocks next to each other with no sashing). Additional appliqué includes four hearts with cross in center of quilt. Appliqué includes a reverse appliqué technique in border. Invisible hand stitching used to apply appliqué. Border pattern is vine. Borders vary in size (bottom edge 11", side borders 9"). Difference in color also noted.

Quilt Back
Muslin in three pieces.

Quilting
Hand quilted, @ 10 stitches per inch. Medium to heavy quantity, medium fineness. Quilting patterns: filler quilting, diagonal, floral motif (dahlia?) in center of wreaths.

Finishing
Scalloped edges on 3 sides, straight on top. Corners rounded. Applied binding cut on grain.

Condition
Minimal to moderate wear, stains (scorching?) Part of scallop on binding machine stitched (possible repair?)

Miscellaneous
SC identifies this quilt as a bridal quilt evident from the four hearts in the center. She suggests that it was finished at a later date, which would explain differences in color and abrupt way vine ends on border. SC states: "Mother got this in West Virginia about 1930, dirty and forlorn then. I have some pieces of quilting that are reported to have been made before 1800 that have that same greenish blue in them."

Descriptive data collected by Elizabeth Hoffman and Shannon Myers, January 2001