QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1042

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:

201

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:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Owner purchased quilt at estate sale.

Interviewer:

Michelle Witchger

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

White hexagons on the edges of the quilt are arranged to form large zig zags coming to a point alongside each hexagon block.

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Gold; Gray; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Rust; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Further information concerning dates:

Fabric was from the 1920's

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Describe the borders:

White hexagons placed at the edge of the quilt form a visual border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

muslin

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

The quilt top was purchased at an estate sale and it was only 2/3 quilted. New owner had quilt quilted by the Amish in western Wisconsin.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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