QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-201
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:
767
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.96
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, Anna Swartzentruber
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1877
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1962
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1899
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Yoder, Abraham
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
8
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hostetler, Susan
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Swartzentruber, Jacob
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Germany
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
17 quilts in Museum's collection.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Grandmother
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
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
One Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1910
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1910
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
41
Width:
32
Block size:
3
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
8
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
One patch or allover
Block style (top):
Squares
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton; Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
cotton sateen
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Green; Purple; Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Single parallel lines quilted all over the quilt.
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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
Single, border with black corner blocks.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin/sateen
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?)
Does any filling show? Are seeds (or debris) visible?
most of cotton batting is worn away, but a blue cotton broadcloth was used as a foundation
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Sateen
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Black
Condition:
Fair/worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Swartzentruber, Anna
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
Cite this Quilt
Yoder, Anna Swartzentrube. One Patch. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-201. Accessed: 04/26/24