QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2984
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:
LD150002
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
10-30-2015
Where was the documentation day held?
Phoenix, AZ
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Wheel
3. Quilt Width:
32.5 inches
3. Quilt Length:
33.5 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Rounded
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Bright or primary colors
7. Predominant Color(s):
Beige or Tan; Gold; Red; White
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:
Fugitive Green
9. Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
10. Damage to quilt:
Fading; Fold marks or creases; Other
Other damage to quilt:
White fabrics have yellowed or greyed; fugitive green faded;
11. Repairs to quilt:
Rebound
Other repairs to quilt:
New binding not of period
12. Comment or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:
Back of quilt has fold marks or creases, stains, quilting thread broken or ties missing, white fabrics have yellowed or greyed.
14. Date of Quilt:
1876-1900
17. Layout format:
Medallion or framed center
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
18.7. Number of different block patterns present:
1
22.2. Border descriptions:
1 border on all sides, plain fabric same as quilt, cornerstones in border
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Solid/plain
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
muslin
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; Straight grain
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium (3/16?)
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
top and bobbin: cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
top and bobbin: white and dark brown
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
5
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
5
Distance between quilting lines:
1 inch
Knots visible:
yes
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Outline; Single parallel lines
Other quilting designs used:
Parallel lines in sashing/border
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
White
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
2
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
33.5x14.25; 32.75x18
31.4. Description of back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Object not commercially manufactured
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Lenna DeMarco
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Wheel. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2984. Accessed: 04/23/24