QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-248
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:
828
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.140
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 said it was made in Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.
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. 100-101.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Evening Star
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1910
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1910
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
79
Width:
68
Block size:
7
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; Same block throughout
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:
Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
brilliantine
Predominant colors (top):
Green; Blue or Navy; Purple; Black; Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Grid in pieced blocks, four budding tulips in plain blocks, fern in 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?
black
Knots visible?
no
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single border with different fabrics on adjacent sides, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Hand 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)?
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?
6
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton; Sateen
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
Black and gray pieces
Backing; color:
Black
Condition:
Good/moderate use
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
Evening Star. 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=5-2-248. Accessed: 04/26/24