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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