QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1910

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:

A1

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

09-21-2002

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

Robbins, Linda

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

83.5 in

How long is the quilt?

81.5 in

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

follows shape of patches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

follows shape of patches

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Has had some moderate use, but is in excellent condition

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

patch to patch

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

white purchased tape

How is the binding made?

Commercial

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited from her mother

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

A widower neighbor gave it to her mother in the 1970's

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Cedarburg

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

She made more than one quilt - the owner's daughter has possession of another quilt by the same maker. She was married but had no children.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts