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Friendship Quilt; Modified Night & Day

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3163

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

PAY140019

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

02-17-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Payson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Friendship Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

69 inches

3. Quilt Length:

80 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; White

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Chrome Green; Indigo Blue; Lancaster Blue

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Red, Green, Lavender, Brown, Off-White

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Tears or holes

Other damage to quilt:

One Small Hole. Back: Discoloration or dyes ran.

13. Inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

Other type(s) of inscription:

Embroidered on front of quilt. each one in an applique block.

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Applique of 20 names and one date: Jane White, J.C. Butler, Ollie Carter, Catherine Wells, Billy Croce, Virginia Curry, J.NEll S Weeney, Pauline Paschall 1936, Billiy Joe. Jones, Mildred Downen, Willie J. Wilderson, Billy Gray, Maudie Carter, Evo Moore, Winfred Patton, C.B. Morgan, Ava. Mauney, Delvin O'Briant, John J. Morgan, Freddie Beary

13.2. Date of inscription:

1936

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery

13.4. Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Other location of inscription:

on front

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt begun:

c. 1936

Date quilt completed:

c. 1936

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1936

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Friendship Quilt

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Modified Night & Day

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1218

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 x 11.5 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1, Modified Night & Day

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

Border on all sides, plain fabric, different than quilt (plain cotton), Border = 9.5 to 10.5 inches

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

And Muslin

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique; Reverse Applique

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Bias grain

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium (3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

4

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

5

Distance between quilting lines:

2 1/2 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid square; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Other quilting designs used:

Sashing quilting is squares with Diagonal Lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend; Flannel; Linen; Satin/Sateen; Silk; Synthetic; Wool; Woven or homespun; Other

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Unbleached Muslin, Off-White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

1 = 1.5-2.5 x 79 inches, 2= 34 to 33.5 x 80 inches, 3=33 x 79.75 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Not commercial, Hand quilted by more than one person.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Karen Plante

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

c. 2000. Purchased from previous Owner's wife.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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Cite this Quilt

Friendship Quilt. c. 1936. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3163. Accessed: 04/16/24