QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-223
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:
709
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.117
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, Cora Yoder
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1889
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1960
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hochstetler, Dora C.
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Elias C.
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
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:
Double Nine Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1925
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1925
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
87
Width:
77
Block size:
12
Sashing width:
1 1/2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
5
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Some hand piecing.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
30
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Other synthetic
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
rayon
Predominant colors (top):
Green; Blue or Navy; Black; Beige or Tan; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch; Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal grid in pieced blocks, running rope in sashing, double lines with leaves 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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the borders:
Single border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine sewn
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)?
half inch - one 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?
5, brown, tan and green
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
12
Backing; color:
Green
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Tears or holes
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Cora
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
Beachy, Cora Yode. Double Nine 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=5-2-223. Accessed: 03/29/24