QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-254
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:
782
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.146
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?
Mennonite?
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 purchased from woman in Arthur, maker is unknown. The large amount of white used and the use of applique makes this atypical for Arthur Old Order Amish quilts. It may have been made by a Mennonite.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Sunflower (15 petals)
Pattern name; reference name:
Dresden Plate
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
3473 variation
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1940
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1940
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
54
Width:
39
Block size:
6 1/2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Flowers are machine pieced and then hand appliqued on background square.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
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
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline quilting inside petals, rosettes in plain blocks, chain cable in outer border and rope and diamond cable in inner border.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
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:
Inner border with corner blocks, outer border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; 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)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Blanket or flannel
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
4
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
White
Condition:
Fair/worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Binding missing on one side.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Cite this Quilt
Sunflower (15 petals). 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=5-2-254. Accessed: 03/29/24