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Something old - Something New; Log Cabin Medallion & Saw Tooth Snails Trail
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QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-2142
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:
A301
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker; Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
08-07-2004
Choose the best description of the source to 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
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago, Portage, Wisconsin
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Something old - Something New
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Log Cabin Medallion & Saw Tooth Snails Trail
How wide is the quilt?
47 in.
How long is the quilt?
47 in.
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Cream; Green
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Date; Signature
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Embroidery
Time period:
2000-2025
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 2000
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Border is machine chain pieced, burgundy and blue in color.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Binding color is noted as blue.
Quilt top made by:
Froberg, Joy M.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Portage
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Fabric used in this quilt was purchased new from a Debbie Mumm collection at Stitchers Crossing in Madison, Wisconsin. Owner noted this quilt was "pieced on my first sewing machine - the machine was 28 years old it died. I then quilted by machine on my new sewing machine - thus the name something old something new".
Contests entered:
Portage (Wisconsin, USA) Quilt Show, October 2002, awarded 2nd place.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Wofgram
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Insurance Analyst
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Wolfgram, Bill
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Wolfgram, Shirley
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Computer Programmer/Analyst
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Maker related, "My Grandmothers quilted. My Grandmother Wolfgram was in a church guild. I would visit her on the way home from school. I would sew-quilt sitting next to my grandmother. I then went into dress making. In my twenties quilting brought my mother and I closer together. This was after my grandmothers passed away. My mother and I shop for fabric, design, cut piece fabric to make the quilts. I machine piece the quilts and machine quilt them. My mother and I have become closer than ever.". Other quilts made by this maker are with family members in Atlanta, Georgia and Madrid, Spain.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Cite this Quilt
Froberg, Joy M. Something old - Something New. 2000-2025. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-2142. Accessed: 03/29/24