QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-247
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:
819
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.139
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
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):
Collector found quilt in Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Bow Tie
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1930
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
79
Width:
68
Block size:
8
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
4
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
3
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Each block pieced by hand, blocks set together by machine.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
80
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 twill cotton
Predominant colors (top):
Rust; Purple; Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Single horizontal parallel lines all over.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton, heavy
What color was the quilting thread?
tan
Knots visible?
no
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
No border.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Flannel
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:
Cannot tell
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
1
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton; Flannel
Description of the back:
summer blanket with stripes in pink and white on blue background
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Stains
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
Bow Tie. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-247. Accessed: 04/26/24