QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3474
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:
PCQ160023
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
01-29-2016
Where was the documentation day held?
Pebble Creek, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Wholecloth
3. Quilt Width:
73 1/2 inches
3. Quilt Length:
79 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Cream; Lavender
9. Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
10. Damage to quilt:
Dirty; Disintegration of fabric
Other damage to quilt:
Back: dirty
14. Date of Quilt:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1936
15. Source of Fabric:
Unknown
17. Layout format:
Wholecloth
18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:
whole cloth with border
Size of quilt blocks:
inches
22. Borders:
1
22.2. Border descriptions:
Borders on all sides, plain, 7" - 8 inches. Fabric different than center.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
23. Fabric used in quilt tops:
Sateen
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Floral
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; Straight grain
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Wool
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium (3/16?)
29.2. Quilted by:
Baumgardner, Mary Susan Walters
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
3
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
3
Distance between quilting lines:
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 inches
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Clamshell
Other quilting designs used:
Chevrons.
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
Cream; Green; Lavender; Red; Yellow
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
3, Floral
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
1 3/4, 34 1/2, 28 1/2 x 79 inches
31.4. Description of back:
Machine sewn; Print; Same fabric used throughout
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Carole B Garrett
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
c. 1980's. My Mother divided all her hand made quilts to her 3 daughters.
2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:
Story often told by Owner's Mother, M. Louella Snider Baumgardner: It was made from the sheep on the Baumgardner farm in Westminster, MD. Made for her son's wedding as a bed quilt.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Baumgardner, Mary Susan Walters
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
12-09-1872
Death date:
02-19-1964
Educational Background:
8th Grade
Quilt maker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
6. How did the maker learn to quilt:
From Relative
When learned to quilt:
Age 11-19
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Baumgardner, Mary Susan Walter. Wholecloth. 1930-1949. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3474. Accessed: 03/29/24