QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-189
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:
798
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.85
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):
Kauffman, Sovilla Schrock
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1912
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
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):
Got idea from neighbor Sovilla Mast Schrock, see 1998.152.55.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 122-123.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Lone Star
Date provided by maker/owner:
c. 1950
Date estimated by IQRP:
c. 1950
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1950-1975
Length:
77
Width:
74
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Medallion or framed center
Block style (top):
Diamonds
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Yellow; Green; Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Grid square
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline quilting in diamonds, grid in corner squares, clamshells in large triangles, two-line insterseting cable in inner border, and 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
Describe the borders:
Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain
Describe the binding:
cream rayon
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Other
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:
Blanket or flannel
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Other
Description of the back:
rayon
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
41
Backing; color:
Cream
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe any other damage to the quilt:
large hole in corner
Describe any repairs made to this quilt.
Patched with new fabrics
Describe any other repairs made to this quilt:
found with large hole in corner, repaired by Harold Mailand, textile conservator
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Schrock, Sovilla E.
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
Kauffman, Sovilla Schroc. Lone Star. 1950-1975. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-189. Accessed: 03/28/24
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