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:

796

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.60

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

daugher-in-law

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Kauffman, Clara Miller

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1887

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1908

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Kauffman, Alfred J.

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?

8

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Yoder, Catherine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Miller, Stephen I.

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

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Wedding

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middlebury

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Quilter in IN gave this quilt to her son, George, when he married Sovilla Schrock and moved to IL in 1934.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Bachelor's Puzzle

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

1907 (LAC #34)

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1934

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1934

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

86

Width:

71

Block size:

12

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

12

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 sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Blue or Navy; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines in blocks, single parallel lines in sashing and borders, diamond rope in one border, overlapping pumpkin seeds in vertical sashing.

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 plain sashing

Describe the borders:

Two narrow inner borders, wide 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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

8

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Fading; Open seams; Wear to edge or binding

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Miller, Clara S.

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