QUILT INDEX RECORD
16-12-232
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
DAR Museum
Who documented this quilt?
DAR Museum; Permanent Collection
DAR Number:
86.145.3
This is a:
Other
Describe the item:
Summer Spread with Backing
Quilt's title:
Log Cabin
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Log Cabin Sunshine and Shadow, Deihle Family Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
2576
How wide is the quilt?
74 inches
How long is the quilt?
66 5/8 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Maroon; Green; Pink; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
red velvet center squares that are not original have been patched on at a later date (they are situated on several of the squares on the left side border). White satin ribbons also added later.
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1880
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
110
Size of quilt blocks:
6 1/2 x 6 1/2
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool; Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
7, 7, 11 1/2, 37 1/2
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
multicolor
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing is striped blue and white.
Where the quilt was made, county:
Lancaster County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
From Diehle Family see also 86.145.1, and 86.145.2.
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
DAR Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Washington, DC
Quilt owner's state:
Washington D.C.
Quilt owner's country:
USA
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
DAR Museum
Cite this Quilt
Log Cabin. ca. 1880. From DAR Museum, DAR Museum; Permanent Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=16-12-232. Accessed: 04/20/24