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:

774

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.31

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Hershberger, Sarah Jess

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1936

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1957

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Hershberger, Ura A.

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hochstetler, Annie

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Levi, Jess

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.29, .30, .32.

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

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

See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 150-151

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Lone Star

Pattern name; reference name:

Star of Bethlehem

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

4005

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1960

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1960

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1950-1975

Length:

75

Width:

68

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Block style (top):

Diamonds

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Yellow; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in diamonds, diagonal grid in background, single overlapping cable in inner border, four-line classic cable in 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?

white

Knots visible?

no

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted.

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:

Cannot tell

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

34

Backing; color:

Lavender

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Details

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Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Jess, Sarah

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