QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-86

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.0057

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

06/25/94

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Civil War Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Civil War Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71.5 - 72.875 inches

How long is the quilt?

82.5 - 82.6250 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; White; Yellow

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Chrome Yellow

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

1860's

When was the quilt finished?

1860's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 total (10 plain, 10 applique)

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5 inches x 14.5 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

10

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Number of borders:

3 on three sides, 1 on one end

Describe the borders:

Border 1: three sides only, measures 3 1/8" and is white. Border 2: On three sides only, measures 3 1/8 to 3 1/2 and is in red. Border 3: Is on the top of the quilt only, measures 1.5 -2.25" and is in white.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Not recorded - Construction techniques used in quilt top: piecing techniques & applique techniques

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

7

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Straight grain

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

half inch - one 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:

Off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Some applique has outline 1/4" and echo around applique. Also feathered wreath on plain blocks. Applique blocks have diagonal grid around applique. The plain blocks also have single feather wreath with feathers on outside. There is the same diagonal grid inside the wreath and outside to the edge of the blocks, the grids inside the wreath and outside to the edge of the blocks. The grids in the applique and plain blocks are continuous. The borders have diagonal lines.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Various neighbors in Ohio, including one man.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stoner, Mary

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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

Gardner, Orrin Adolphus Augustus

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

This quilt comes to the quilt owner with an oral history only. According to her mother-in-law, Mary Grace Skeels Way, it was made for her maternal grandfather, Orrin Adolphus Augustus Gardner by his first wife, Mary Stone Gardner. The patterned blocks were made by neighbors, including one man. Mary pieced and quilted and bound it and sent it to Orrin, who was fighting in the Civil War. After the war, Orrin decided to moved to Kansas and Mary refused to moved. They divorced. This is the only mention of Mary, she is not even listed in the family Bible or any family trees.

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.