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:

685

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.7

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):

Helmuth, Edna Bontrager

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1900

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1982

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Yoder, Catherine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bontrager, John

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IN

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

see 1998.152.8

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

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.

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. 134-135.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Sunshine and Shadow

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1940

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Museum curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

90

Width:

77

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Width between quilting lines:

1

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fabric; fibers:

Other synthetic; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

rayon

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Large feathered wreath in center, diagonal grid in background, six-line classic cable over 3 inner borders, and another six-line classic cable in outer border.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

pearl cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

varigated

Describe the borders:

Four borders, two are pieced.

Binding and edge treatment:

Front turned to back

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?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

all cotton sateen

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

33

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bontrager, Edna

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