QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

761

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.88

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):

Beachy, Lydia Ann Stutzman ?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1912

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

?

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1932

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Beachy, Joseph S.

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

7

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kauffman, Anna

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Stutzman, Jacob M.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IN

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Quilt found in the attic of home of Lydia Ann Stutzman Beachy by her son's wife.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

See book, Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition, pp. 142-143.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Snowballs

Pattern name; reference name:

Octagon

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

442

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1933

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1933

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

36

Width:

26

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

11

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

9

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Snowballs pattern as presented by Nancy Cabot has the hexagons side by side on a diagonal--as does this quilt.

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Block style (top):

Hexagons

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Purple

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in center and inner border, intersecting circles in outer 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?

white

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border, wide outer border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

chambrey

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

26

Backing; color:

Gray

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Repaired by Harold Mailand.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stutzman, Lydia Ann

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use