QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-236
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:
717
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.129
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):
Kauffman, Sarah Yoder Beachy
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1874 ?
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1939
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1924; ca. 1890-1920
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Kauffman, Gideon; Beachy, Elias S.
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Miller, Magdalena
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
OH
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Daniel
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
IN
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Step-son
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):
Given to her stepson, Jeff Kauffman.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, p. ii.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Diagonal Bricks in Bars
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:
85
Width:
73
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
8
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Vertical strip
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
sateen, twill, and broadcloth
Predominant colors (top):
Pink; Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diamond grid in pieced bars, and double pumpkin seed in plain bars and borders.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
blue
Knots visible?
no
Describe the borders:
Bars on sides serve as border, different fabric used as border on top and bottom, butted corners.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Home cut; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
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)?
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?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
22
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Sarah M.
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
Kauffman, Sarah Yoder Beach. Diagonal Bricks in Bars. 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=5-2-236. Accessed: 04/26/24