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:

721

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.52

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Mast, Katie

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

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

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Unable to find more information about this quiltmaker. Collector noted that it was made by Katie Mast and her mother.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Sunburst

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:

83

Width:

82

Medallion size:

23

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

10

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Block style (top):

Diamonds; Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

5

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Yellow; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in pieced blocks, two concentric feathered wreaths in center, floral motifs.

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Sunburst in center, with 4 Nine Patches in corners

Describe the borders:

Double 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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

Blue center square with yellow frame

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Reversible

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mast, Katie

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