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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

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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