QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-636

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:

wqp.2242

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-30-02

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Garden Twist

Owner's name for quilt:

Garden Twist

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bright Hopes, Rob Peter to Pay Paul, The Marble Floor, Hour Glasses, Octagons, Calico Snowball

Brackman # or other source & #:

2571 & 4141

How wide is the quilt?

84.5 - 85 inches

How long is the quilt?

105.875 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Garden Twist by Gladys Kamberger Buffalo, Wy. 9-00

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2000

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2000

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

111 total (48 pieced, 30 2nd pieced), 28 plain half blocks, 4 plain quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

6.75" x 6.75"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

There are 4 pieced blocks, 2 main ones alternating and a 3rd on all four corners and a 4th in the outer edges

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

4

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border is 2" wide strip of fabric, outer border is 7.25" wide strip of floral fabric.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Mottled pattern that appears solid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

not recorded

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Straight grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Light Green

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting machine was used with a leaf pantogram, and in the ditch around the second border.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

A yellow print floral fabric in this quilt is the Hoffman Challenge fabric from 2000.

Quilt top made by:

Kamberger, Gladys

Quilted by:

Kamberger, Gladys S.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Buffalo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Johnson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wyoming (WY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

a friend gave her a purchased pattern.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Johnson County Library [year unspecified]

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

wqp.2238-wqp.2243 are all by the same quiltmaker, who declined to give any personal information

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quiltmaker paid $85 to have a professional long-arm quilt machine owner quilt it for her.

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.