QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-78

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:

1994.21

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:

1993

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Fallert, Caryl Bryer

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Caryl has been making quilts to hang on the wall since 1983 and has won many national awards. Her work is in many corporate, private and public collections.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

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

Art or personal expression

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oswego

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

Sectrum: The Textile Art of Caryl Bryer Fallert, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

Artist's statement: This quilt was begun on the last day of a Midwest summer in which there were only eight sunny days and record flooding in many areas. It represents my delight in the sun, when it finally emerged, and the lush growth of all forms of vegetation, due to the daily rainfall. See her book: Caryl Bryer Fallert: A Spectrum of Quilts, 1983-1995, p. 78-79.

Date owner signed the form:

1994

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

After the Rain

How was the inscription marked?

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

quilted

When was the quilt started?

1993

Date provided by maker/owner:

1993

Time period:

1976-1999

Length:

46

Width:

44

Format:

Other

Describe the object:

Wall hanging

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Raw edge machine applique of rainbow rectangles.

Construction (top):

Wholecloth

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Hand-dyed

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

All-over free-form feathered vines.

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

What color was the quilting thread?

various colors

Describe the borders:

1 1/2" border, mitered, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain; Home cut; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

hand dyted fabric

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:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

1 + border

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

dark red and navy paisley

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain; Print

Backing; color:

Maroon

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Caryl Bryer Faller

Inscription: front/back?

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front border

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bryer, Caryl

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging