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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:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Print

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