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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

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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