QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Alternate inventory control number:

1991.56

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Baby or crib

Where the quilt was made, city:

Athens

Where the quilt was made, county:

Menard

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):

Found in her home and believed to have been made by her.

Date owner signed the form:

1991

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Little Red Riding Hood

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1940

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

64

Width:

45

Medallion size:

center scene is about 24

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Outline and daisy stitches.

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Circular designs in center, scalloped border design, grid in background.

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

Describe the borders:

Appliqued scenes in four corners and flowers as oval border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Wear to edge or binding

Inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

title of quilt

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Little Red Riding Hood

Inscription: front/back?

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

in center of quilt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum