QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-217
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:
676
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.111
Source of the information on this quilt:
daughter of quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Briskey, Anna Yoder (owner)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1871
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1945
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:
Eash, Catherine
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Samuel H.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
PA
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?
Gift or presentation
For whom was the quilt made?
Going away gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Kalona
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Made by friends of Anna S. Yoder for a going-away gift when she left Iowa for Illinois to marry Henry J. Briskey.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Homeward Bound
Pattern name; reference name:
Friendship
How was the inscription marked?
Embroidery
Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:
with outline and chain stitches
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1894
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1894
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1876-1900
Length:
87
Width:
71
Block size:
9
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
9
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
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Embroidered initials in outline and chain stitches.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
30
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:
cotton chambrey
Predominant colors (top):
Rust; Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double parallel line in pieced blocks, grid in plina block, fans in border. Quilting is uneven, possibly quilted by several people.
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
black
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single 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)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Cotton
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
Surface decoration:
Embroidery
What items were used to embellish the quilt?
Cotton thread
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
5
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Inscription:
Initials; Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
many initials
Inscription: front/back?
on block
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Anna S. (owner)
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
Briskey, Anna Yoder (owner. Homeward Bound. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-217. Accessed: 03/29/24