QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-970
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:
TUC180095
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
11-10-2018
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
My First Quilt
3. Quilt Width:
50 inches
3. Quilt Length:
90 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Pink
Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:
Bubblegum Pink
9. Overall condition:
Poor/very worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fold marks or creases; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding; Other
Other damage to quilt:
Edges frayed
14. Date of Quilt:
1950-1975
Date quilt begun:
1950
Date quilt completed:
1960
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1960
15. Source of Fabric:
Unknown
16. Subject of the quilt:
Wagon Wheel Scrappy
17. Layout format:
Vertical strip
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Wagon Wheel
18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:
241.9
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
50 Whole Blocks; 5 Half Blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
7 x 7 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Hexagons
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
22. Borders:
1
22.2. Border descriptions:
Two plain(cheater's cloth) binders 9.5 inches and 5.25 inches wide using different fabric all around.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design); Checked; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Mourning Prints; Novelty; Paisley; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Machine Piecing
Paper remains:
no
27.1. Materials used in binding:
Cotton
Unique binding materials?
Cheater
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Back turned to front; Machine sewn
27.5. Width of binding:
greater than one 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:
Tied or tufted
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
2
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
24.5 x 90 inches; 25 x 90 inches
31.4. Description of back:
Hand sewn
30. Quilt notes and observations:
This quilt was not commercially manufactured. This quilt was not made for a community outreach project.
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Frazier, Mary R.
Quilt Owner's City:
Tucson
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
In 1960 Mary Frazier and her mother made it.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Frazier, Mary R.
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
09-28-1949
Educational Background:
College
Quilt maker's birth city:
Butte
Quilt maker's birth state:
Montana
Quilt maker's country of birth:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Urban
Country:
United States
Quilt maker's maiden name:
Rice
5. Father's name:
Rice, oscar
Father's birthplace:
Wilsall, Montana
Mother's name:
Rice, Catherine
Mother's birthplace:
Harlowton, Montana
6. How did the maker learn to quilt:
From Relative
When learned to quilt:
Age 11-19
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:
When Mary Frazier was in the second grade, her grandmother gave her the pieces for the quilt. She assembled them over a period of years. Her mother helped line and back the quilt.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Frazier, Mary R. My First Quilt. 1960. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-970. Accessed: 03/28/24