QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-157
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:
789
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.54
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Schrock, Sovilla Mast
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1909
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1993
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1963; 1929
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Schrock, Menno; Schrock, Christian
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Beiler, Jemima
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Mast, Joihn
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 1998.152.53. & .55.
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. 110-111.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Rolling Stone
Pattern name; reference name:
Rolling Star
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
3805a
Date provided by maker/owner:
c. 1940
Date estimated by IQRP:
c. 1940
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
85
Width:
74
Block size:
11
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:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
20
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; Lavender; Gray
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline quilting in pieced blocks, diagonal grid in sashing and inner border, three-line intersecting 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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks
Describe the borders:
Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine sewn
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:
Rounded
Filler:
Blanket or flannel
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):
30
Backing; color:
Green
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Fading; Wear to edge or binding
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Mast, Sovilla
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
Cite this Quilt
Schrock, Sovilla Mas. Rolling Stone. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-157. Accessed: 04/26/24