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:

722

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.127

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Schlabach, Mary Yoder ?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1907

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1968

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1928

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Schlabach, Fred D.

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Swartzentruber, Anna .

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

MD

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Abraham J.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Her mother made 17 quilts in the Museum's collection, but this quilt doesn't resemble them.

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):

Daughter wasn't sure whether the quilt was made by her mother or for her.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Checkerboard

Pattern name; reference name:

64 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:

81

Width:

66

Block size:

15

Sashing width:

4

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

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

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

12

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 sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Black

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal grid through center, feathered bands in sashing, double parallel lines 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

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the quilt setting:

4 Patch as cornerstones

Describe the borders:

Double border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias 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)?

less than a half 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

Description of the back:

coursely woven

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

34

Backing; color:

Gray

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Mary

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