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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