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House on Sunflower Hill; Applique basket, seesaw, drunkards path, eight pointed star, leaf, flying geese

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3448

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:

130198

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

09/21/2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Litchfield Park

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

House on Sunflower Hill

3. Quilt Width:

51.66 inches

3. Quilt Length:

63.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Gray; Green; Purple; Red; Rust; White; Yellow

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Butterscotch

13. Inscription:

Date; Place; Signature; Single

Other type(s) of inscription:

2012

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Date quilt begun:

00-00-2012

Date quilt completed:

00-00-2012

Family/owner's date for quilt:

00-00-2-12

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Block of the Month

16. Subject of the quilt:

House

17. Layout format:

Pictorial

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Applique basket, seesaw, drunkards path, eight pointed star, leaf, flying geese

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Describe the source of the pattern:

Villa Provence

18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):

Buttercup Quilts

Size of quilt blocks:

18.4. Block style (shape):

Diamonds; Squares; Triangles

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

Eight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Broadcloth

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

Multiple scrap

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Paper remains:

no

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.3. Novelty techniques:

Yo-yo; Other novelty technique

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Beads attached; Buttons attached; Ribbon thread

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Grant, Janet

29.3.1. Thread type:

Poly

29.3.1. Thread color:

Multi

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

In-the-ditch

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Fans; Feathering; Floral; Vines

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Other

Other quilting designs used:

Pine trees, clouds, Terri Twist

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Green

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

One

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

51.66 X 63.5

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Satellite Dishes, Door Wreath

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Nancy Ann McFall

Quilt Owner's City:

Buckeye

Quilt Owner's County:

Maricopa

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Made it

3. Quilt maker's name:

McFall, Nancy Ann

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Grant, Janet

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

05-25-1949

Educational Background:

College

Quilt maker's occupation:

Retired

Quilt maker's birth city:

Burbank

Quilt maker's birth state:

California

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

City:

Buckeye

State:

Arizona (AZ)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Baxter

5. Father's name:

Baxter, Martin Grant

Mother's name:

Tinsley, Jacqueline Dono

Number of children:

Two

Number of female children:

One

Number of male children:

One

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Class; From TV show; Self-Taught

When learned to quilt:

Age 20-29

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Quilters Anonymous, Arizona Quilters Guild

Location of group:

Arizona

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Contests entered:

Second place, kits, Arizona State Fair 2012

Cite this Quilt

McFall, Nancy An. House on Sunflower Hill. 00-00-2012. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3448. Accessed: 04/26/24