QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-677

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A317

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-25-2005

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Participated in design of the quilt; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Spirit of 1849

Owner's name for quilt:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

77 in.

How long is the quilt?

95 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Orange; Rust

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors; Bright or primary colors; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1999

Further information concerning dates:

Quilter was 50 years of age when the quilt was completed during the summer of 1999.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

38 pieced blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

8 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by floated or random sashing (size of sashing pieces varies visually in length and/or width)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

38 pieced blocks and 1 medallion

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

Inner sashing 3 in. and a wider sashing connecting the groups of pieced blocks.

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

The inner and outer borders are the same rust fabric as the sashing. The outer border is the widest. In-between them is a pieced sawtooth border made from squares set on point.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the quilt filling:

Hobb's Heirloom

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Vines; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Meandering machine quilting fills in the open space behind the embroidered Ferris Wheel of the medallion. Pumpkins on vines, corn, tomatoes, hens, roosters and cows are quilted in the sashing and borders.

Quilt top made by:

Gasperik, Joanne

Quilted by:

Gasperik, Joanne

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lake Geneva

Where the quilt was made, county:

Walworth

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt maker participated in the first quilt challenge for the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Walworth County Fair during the summer of 1999.

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Sampler quilt blocks are made from traditional patterns and can be found in Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns". Medallion embroidery motif and other pictorial quilt designs are original to the quilt maker.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Walworth County Fair, Wisconsin Summer of 1999

Contests entered:

Entered first quilt challenge held by the Wisconsin Walworth County Fair celebrating it's Sesquicentennial during the summer of 1999.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gasperik

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

abt. 1949

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Walworth

Quiltmaker's city:

Lake Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gasperik, Stephen

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gasperik, Erika

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Moelter, Charles

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Contractor

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The parents of the quilt maker live in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. She is the paternal granddaughter of Mary Gasperik, a prolific quilter with several quilts documented in the Quilt Index under her name.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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