QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-224
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:
683
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.8
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 1998.152.7
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
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Postage Stamp
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:
58
Width:
50 1/2
Block size:
1
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
6
Format:
Finished 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; Other synthetic
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
rayon
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal parallel lines across 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?
white
Describe the borders:
Four narrow borders that total about 6" in width.
Binding and edge treatment:
Bias grain; Back turned to front
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
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?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
34 1/2
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Bontrger, 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
Cite this Quilt
Helmuth, Edna Bontrage. Postage Stamp. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-224. Accessed: 03/28/24