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:

1991.101

Source of the information on this quilt:

step-daughter

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Johnson, Gladys McConnell

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

after 1944

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Johnson, Calvin D.

Spouse's occupation:

politician

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

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

Made entire quilt

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

Autograph or friendship

Where the quilt was made, city:

Granite City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Madison

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):

Gladys probably made this before she married and worked in the business office of the highway department. Glady's was the second wife of Calvin D. Johnson, and was not married to him when he was in the state legislature. Calvin served in U.S. House from 1943-45. His first wife died in 1944 and his son was killed in WWII in same year.

Date owner signed the form:

1991

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Star Bouquet variation

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

424.8 and 427 similar

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1934-38

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

made while husband was in state legislature, 1935-40

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

95"

Width:

74"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Emboridered signatures.

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Block style (top):

Hexagons

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in stars and a double pumpkin seed in each hexagon.

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

Knots visible?

no

Describe the borders:

None.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

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

less than a half inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thick (More than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

4

Backing; color:

Yellow

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Never washed.

Inscription:

Place; Multiple Names

Describe the type of inscription:

Names of state representatives to legislature and their hometowns

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

McConnell, Gladys