QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-257
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:
827
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.149
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 quilt was made in Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Sunshine and Shadow Brick
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:
58
Width:
43
Block size:
2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
4
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
One patch or allover
Fabric; fibers:
Other
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Rayon
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
Each brick outline quilted.
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
Describe the borders:
No border.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Home cut; 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:
Another quilt
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
1
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Description of the back:
green and white print
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Print
Backing; color:
Green
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Fading
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
Sunshine and Shadow Brick. 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=5-2-257. Accessed: 04/20/24