QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-10

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

SP748

Alternate inventory control number:

1977.16 (746996)

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Date or year made:

August 25 1976

Name of the group that made the quilt:

committee from Arenzville, IL

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

co-chair of committee

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Participated in design of the quilt; Participated in group quilting

If you know of other people who worked on this quilt, please give names and what role they played:

Lovekamp, Hester; Scheer, Cora

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Commemorative

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arenzville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cass

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

People who worked on quilt are listed in file as well as additional information about the events and scenes drawn.

Date owner signed the form:

1977

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Arenzville community history quilt

Pattern name; reference name:

Bicentennial

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

When was the quilt started?

Feb. 1 1976

Date provided by maker/owner:

1976

Date estimated by IQRP:

1976

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1976-1999

Length:

65"

Width:

76"

Block size:

12" x 12"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Hand embroidered with outline and satin stitching.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Sampler

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

30

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

Narrow (1") single border, butted, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain; Commercial; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

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

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton or polyester blend

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

What items were used to embellish the quilt?

Cotton thread

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Inscription:

Message; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

blocks labeled with name of maker and scene depicted

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging