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

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

790

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.24

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Stutzman, Mary Ann Helmuth Beachy

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1894

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1968

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1953; 1916

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Stutzman, Elmer E.; Beachy, Simon D.

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5?

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Nisley, Veronica

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Helmuth, Samuel J.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Unequal Nine Patch

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

2020

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1920

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

82

Width:

74

Block size:

8 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton fllannel

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Yellow; Green; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Square grid in center, diagonal grid in border, chevrons in triangles.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Flannel

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

greater than one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

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

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton; Flannel

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

33

Backing; color:

Pink

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Helmuth, Mary Ann

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use