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15-11-1004

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:

184

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

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:

Carolyn Bauman

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Waukesha

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Fans

How wide is the quilt?

76 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1937

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Outside block to block, center blocks are surrounded by plain yellow

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

8 inch yellow border

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:

Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Prairie Points

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

curved lines and ovals

Quilt top made by:

Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelhar

Quilted by:

Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelhar

Where the quilt was made, city:

Berlin

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:

Quilter not married at the time she made the quilt

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; Sewing scraps

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

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

New fabric was purchased from the Sears catalog originally but most pieces were scraps from sewing garments

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

West Allis

Quilt owner's county:

Milwaukee

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gehler

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farming, cook

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's city:

West Allis

Quiltmaker's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gehler, Robert

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gehler, Elsie

Number of children:

None

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

Cite this Quilt

Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelha. Fans. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1004. Accessed: 03/29/24