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:

2004.87

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Knight, Ellen Geiger

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1887 OH

What is/was the occupation of the quiltmaker?

worked as dressmaker before her marriage

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1980 IL

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1917 IL

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Knight, Dean S.

Spouse's occupation:

Methodist minister

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Moses, Annie

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Geiger, Aaren

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

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

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sheridan

Where the quilt was made, county:

La Salle

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):

Quilter was inspired by the quilts she saw at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Made from scraps of fabric from family clothing, including daughter's dresses. Given to Museum by maker's daughters, Ruth Knight Lee and Mardell Knight Price.

Date owner signed the form:

2004

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Trip Around the World

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

2293--published in Aunt Martha's and Home Art catalogs

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1934

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1934

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

83

Width:

82

Block size:

1 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Green

Colors that describe how the fabric was made, (usually a dye process) or where the fabric was manufactured:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sqaure grid in center, parallel lines in 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?

white

Knots visible?

yes

Describe the borders:

Single Nile green border, butted, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

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:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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):

18

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Fading

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Geiger, Ellen