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:

797

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.130

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Hershberger, Susanna Yoder Diener

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1922

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 boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mast, Katie Ann

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Eli D.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

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

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):

Quilter used fabrics from dresses she wore as a young girl.

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. 114-115.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Star of Bethlehem Block

Pattern name; reference name:

Bethlehem Star

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

3796

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1942

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1942

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

89

Width:

71

Block size:

14

Sashing width:

3

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

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:

Straight

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

12

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Maroon; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outlining in pieced blocks, floral vines in sashing, tulip vines in inner border, feathered vines in outer border, and feathered circles in corner blocks.

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border, wide outer border with 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)?

greater than one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (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):

5

Backing; color:

Purple

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Stains minimized by textile conservator, Harold Mailand.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Susanna E.

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