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:

729

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.46

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Schrock, Amanda Mast

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1889

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1973

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Sovilla

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Mast, Levi J.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.42, .43, .44, .45

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

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.

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

See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 144-145.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Corn and Beans

Pattern name; reference name:

Hens and Chicks

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

1206a

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1935

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

73

Width:

65

Block size:

13

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Triangles

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

12 + 4 half blocks

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Orange; Blue or Navy; Purple

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines in large triangles, overlapping circles in small triangles, two-line intersecting cable in inner border, five-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?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted.

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?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

33

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mast, Amanda

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