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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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