QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-188
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:
791
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.84
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):
Gingerich, Lydia Ann Schrock ?
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1911
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mast, Amanda
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
OH
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Schrock, Eli J.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
IL
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
Her mother. Amanda Mast Schrock, made many quilts in the Collection.
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):
Privately collected as it was being used as a packing blanket. Maker said to be Lydia Gingerich (Mrs. John A.)but is probably Lydia Ann Gingerich (Mrs. Emery C.). Her son is John E. Gingerich and she was living with him.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Nine Patch
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:
76
Width:
61
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
30
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton; Other
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
cotton sateen, rayon
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Blue or Navy; Black; Gray
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
All-over diagonal grid.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks
Describe the quilt setting:
Smaller Nine Patch blocks used as corners of sashing.
Describe the borders:
Sashing extends to edge of quilt and could be considered an outer border.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain
Describe the binding:
gray rayon
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Other
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?
3+
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Gray
Condition:
Fair/worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Open seams; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Schrock, Lydia Ann
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
Gingerich, Lydia Ann Schrock . Nine Patch. 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=5-2-188. Accessed: 03/28/24