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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2688

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

130085

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

06-08-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Rail Fence

3. Quilt Width:

55 inches

3. Quilt Length:

78 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Geometric

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Green

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Lancaster Blue

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Tears or holes; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding

Other damage to quilt:

Bearding on back of quilt

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Rail Fence

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Rail Fence

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

6-1/2 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe other spacing style:

Cornerstones (different fabric in intersections) - 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches

20. Sashing width:

1-1/2 inches

22.2. Border descriptions:

Borders on all sides; plain; fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Checked; Conversation Prints; Novelty; Print; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Home cut

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Wool

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

7

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

8

Distance between quilting lines:

1 ub

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Other

Other quilting designs used:

Vine; Crosshatch in sashing/border

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Blue or Navy; Green; White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

27 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Print

30. Quilt notes and observations:

No

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Sara Heitshu

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Quilt was in family

3. Quilt maker's name:

Mulford, Vera Wandling

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

c. 1879

Death date:

c. 1952

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife

Quilt maker's birth city:

Cayuga Co.

Quilt maker's birth state:

New York

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Wandling

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Dean of Forestry of UC Berkeley

Number of children:

2

Number of female children:

1

Number of male children:

1

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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    Who photographed this quilt?

    Jan Hackett

Cite this Quilt

Mulford, Vera Wandlin. Rail Fence. 1930-1949. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2688. Accessed: 03/29/24