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Sunflower (15 petals); Dresden Plate

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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