QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-191
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Illinois State Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection
Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:
754
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.6
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Yoder, Lovinia Beachy ?
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1906
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
7
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
5
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hershberger, Veronica
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
IL
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Beachy, Samuel N.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
OH
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Arthur
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Pattern name; reference name:
Double X 2
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1930
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Museum curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
77
Width:
63
Block size:
9 1/2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
8
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
20
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
all cotton sateen
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; Black; Gray
Overall color scheme:
Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double parallel lines in pieced blocks, fleur-de-lis design in plain blocks, cable in border
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
black and white
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single border but 4" wide on sides and 5" wide on top and bottom.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Another quilt
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
34
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Beachy, Lovinia ?
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Cite this Quilt
Yoder, Lovinia Beachy . Double X 2. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-191. Accessed: 03/29/24