QUILT INDEX RECORD

39-40-3211

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Indiana State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Indiana Quilt Registry Project

Indiana Quilt Registry Project Number:

CP248

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10/3/1987

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker pieced the quilt.

Who helped you fill out the form?

ESP

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Crown Point

Owner's name for quilt:

Baby Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wagon Wheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

241.9 Brachman

How wide is the quilt?

53.5"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Yellowed

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fibers are weak

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1938

Further information concerning dates:

1928. Maker was 32 years old when the quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30 pieced blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

6 3/4" x 6 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

Hexagon blocks set together with pink triangles

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Describe the borders:

1 3/4" plain strips, mitered. Tri. corner bl: 3 3/4" sides.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin weight

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Small animal, outline stitches/blue embroidery.

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1 piece

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Even quilting stitches.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Good example of 1930s fabrics,excellent workmanship. Not too babyish design.

Quilt top made by:

VanCleave, Edith L. Strom

Quilted by:

VanCleave, Edith L. Strom

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gary

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lake

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for the birth of Judith Wehner.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

There is a picture of the quiltmaker and a will.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Crown Point

Quilt owner's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/21/1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Anderson

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11/15/72 in Merrillville, IN

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Parents born in Sweden

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Merr. Methodist Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Indiana State Museum