QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-235
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:
703
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.128
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Schrock, Rebecca Yoder
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1880
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1974
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1903
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Schrock, Abe D.
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
14
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
7
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
7
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Yoder, Sarah
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
OH
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Christian D.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
OH
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
Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?
Wedding
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):
Quilt given to Mrs. Ezra Diener, her quilt from home when she was married, made by her mother.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
Museum owns box of her quilt patterns and sample blocks.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Eight Pointed Star (LAC 261)
Pattern name; reference name:
LeMoyne Star
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
3735a
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1920
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
79
Width:
73
Block size:
8
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
10
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
30
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:
sateen and broadcloth
Predominant colors (top):
Pink; Lavender
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Feathering; Vines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double parallel lines in pieced blocks and outer borders on two sides, feathered vines in other two side borders, basket in plain blocks, single cable in inner border.
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
white
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Double border, butted.
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?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Poor/very worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Rebecca C.
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
Schrock, Rebecca Yode. Eight Pointed Star (LAC 261). 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=5-2-235. Accessed: 04/26/24