QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-4796

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

2140

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

When was the form filled out?

08-14-1991

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Chippewa Falls WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Star of Bethlehem

How wide is the quilt?

54 in.

How long is the quilt?

84 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

peach

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940-1950

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

3.50 in

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

0.25 in. peach border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-9

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

Back is peach color.

Quilt top made by:

Dean, Margaret Clark

Quilted by:

Dean, Margaret Clark

Where the quilt was made, city:

Avalo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Given to quilt owner and husband by husband's grandmother, who was the quiltmaker.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Chippewa Falls

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Barlass

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Barlass, David

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Barlass. Margaret

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

Dean, William A.

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

Lumber yard owner

Number of children:

3

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts