QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-1966

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.2408

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-14-03

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wedding Ring Tile

Brackman # or other source & #:

445.8

How wide is the quilt?

71.75 to 72.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 to 80.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

An "ogee" line of gentle in and out curves following the pattern motif.

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Pink; Orange; Blue or Navy; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Describe the damage:

one small stain on top, otherwise unused

Type of inscription:

Message; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

paper label on a string

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"name? Coo. Scalloped edge #15, Katy Doty Quilt Aurora MO 9-2-02"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Note presumably put there by auctioneer

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

safety pinned to edge

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1990's

Further information concerning dates:

obituary (she died in 2002)

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Subject of the quilt:

hexagonal circles - geometric

Number of quilt blocks:

116 allover rings

Size of quilt blocks:

not a block style quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

rings are placed side by side with staggered placement (next row is 1/2 step down and 1/2 step across)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin; Glazed

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Paisley; Geometric; Dotted; Floral

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Commercial; Bias grain

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

less than a half 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?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1.25 inches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hexagons and the triangular patches that make up hexagons are outlined .25 inches, the three rectangle sets that made up straight line portion of hexagons are treated as a set, outlined .25 inches as a set, not individually. White spaces have a box-grid 1.25" apart.

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

There is a possibility that the binding was put on by a different person as there still is hand basting along the edge, somethign this meticulous quilter would probably have removed.

Quilt top made by:

Doty, Katy A. Slay Miller Hudson

Where the quilt was made, city:

Aurora

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lawrence

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

At an auction in Aurora Missouri c. 2002

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

This was probably the last quilt Katy made, local estimate was that it was done in 1997.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Owned by a quilt collector

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Obituary, unknown publication or date, but hard copy in file of WQP with this quilt.

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

Photocopy of quiltmakers obituary is with the hard copy data in the WQP file

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Wagner, Sue

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Miller, Katy

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1-7-1917

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cape Fair, MO, (now Branson, MO)

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date of death:

07-10-2002

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School, Crane HS, 1936

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher, social worker for MO Dept. of Family services, quiltmaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Lawrence

Quiltmaker's city:

Aurora

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Miller, Frank

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Betty Slay

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

#1, teacher; #2 farmer

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Although there is no information about how quiltmaker learned to quilt, her obituary does state that she belonged to "Barry County 4-H clubs, and was a member of the Eastern Star of Cassville, MO.

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Silver Dollar City Quilting Guild

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Her obituary says that she was known as the "Quilt Lady of the Ozarks at Silver Dollar City" (in 2008 a theme park owned by Dolly Parton with a different name).

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.