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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

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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