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:

2003.19

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:

February 2000

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Quiltmakers Guild of Kankakee, IL

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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?

Commemorative

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kankakee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kankakee

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):

Given to Governor for display at Executive Mansion and then given to Museum at close of his administration.

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

Detailed documentation of making of quilt and people involved in Museum's files.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Illinois

Date shown on quilt:

2000

How was the inscription marked?

Attached label

When was the quilt started?

March 1999

Date provided by maker/owner:

2000

Date estimated by IQRP:

2000

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

2000-2025

Length:

101

Width:

75

Medallion size:

40

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:

Machine Piecing

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Names of counties machine embroidered.

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in map, quilted in-the-ditch in pieced stars, double diamond grid in light green background and blue outer border.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

tan

Describe the borders:

Triple border with wide center border of pieced stars with flags inside, butted, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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)?

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

almost solid

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Backing; color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Has hanging sleeve.

Inscription:

Message; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Presented to Governor and Mrs. Geroge H. Ryan...by Quiltmakers of Kankakee, IL

Inscription: front/back?

on back

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging