QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3378
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:
TUC150057
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
04-11-2015
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Flaming Sun
3. Quilt Width:
74 inches
3. Quilt Length:
86 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Orange; Yellow
9. Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
10. Damage to quilt:
Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Other
Other damage to quilt:
White fabrics have yellowed or greyed
14. Date of Quilt:
1901-1929
Date quilt begun:
c. 1928
Date quilt completed:
c. 10-1928
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1928
15. Source of Fabric:
Unknown
16. Subject of the quilt:
Flaming Sun
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Flaming Sun
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:
3540
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5 inches x 10.5 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; Alternating with plain squares; Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Bands or horizontal strippy (in horizontal rows separated by plain horizontal bars)
18.7. Number of different block patterns present:
1
20. Sashing width:
3 inches
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Solid/plain
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing
Paper remains:
no
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
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
28.2. Batting loft:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
29.2. Quilted by:
Love, Amanda Bell Cowardin
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):
6 inches
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
7 inches
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Outline
29.4.3. Background fill patterns:
None
Other quilting designs used:
Melons
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
3
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
8.5 x 86 inches; 31 x 86 inches; 32.75 x 86 inches
31.4. Description of back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Norma Jean Robb
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Quilt was passed from the original recipient to her son and daughter-in-law a few years prior to her death in 1985.
2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:
This quilt was made by Amanda Bell Cowardin Love, who was born on 06-09-1874 and died in 02-12-1943.
The quilt was given to Verna Love, Amanda's daughter. The current owner believes it was a wedding present when Verna married Ben Robb in 1933. Vernal Love Robb gave the quilt to her son, Ben M., and wife, Norma Jean Robb a few years before she passed away in 1985.
From the age of three, Amada lived on the same farm for the rest of her life.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Love, Amanda Bell Cowardin
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
06-09-1874
Death date:
02-12-1943
Quilt maker's occupation:
Farmer's Wife
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
Quilt maker's maiden name:
Cowardin
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Love, Amanda Bell Cowardi. Flaming Sun. c. 10-1928. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3378. Accessed: 03/28/24