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:

628

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.125

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):

Diener, Lydia Yoder ?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1870

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1944

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Sarah

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Henry S.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.126.

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

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Possibly made by previous owner's mother.

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, pp. 74-75.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Log Cabin--Streak of Lightening set

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1892

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1892

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

45

Width:

41

Block size:

5

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Crib quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

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:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Two concentric squares in blocks, seamline quilting in borders, and scalloped circle with diagonal vertical lines in corners.

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single border, pieced in piano keys pattern, corner blocks.

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:

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; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

19

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Lydia

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