QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

170

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-15-1988

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Interviewer:

June Slattery

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Cedarburg Cultural Center

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Snail's Trail

Owner's name for quilt:

Whirl-A-Gig

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Lavender

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1934

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Two

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Border made of two strips, hand sewn

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting stitches are even but done by someone else, not the quilt maker.

Quilt top made by:

Prahl, Edna

Where the quilt was made, city:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt maker ran out of material and had to purchase more.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Mequon

Quilt owner's county:

Washington

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kohlwey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's city:

Mequon

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kohlwey, Otto

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kohlwey, Emma

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

Two

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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