QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-194
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:
696
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.89
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Yoder, Anna Swartzentruber
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1877
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1962
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
8
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hostetler, Susan
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Swartzentruber, Jacob
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Germany
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
17 of her quilts are in the Museum's 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):
Made for Sadie by her mother about 1930.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
True Lover's Knot (LAC 262)
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
1429b
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1930
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Further information concerning dates:
made for daughter Sadie who was married in 1925
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
78
Width:
74
Block size:
11
Sashing width:
5 1/2
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:
16
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Green; Blue or Navy; Lavender
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal grid in blocks, feathered bands in sashing, intersecting single cable in inner border, four-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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the borders:
Double border on top and bottom, single border on sides, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front
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)?
less than a half 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--1 strip of pink--6
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
33
Backing; color:
Purple
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Fading; Wear to edge or binding
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Swartzentruber, Anna
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
Yoder, Anna Swartzentrube. True Lover's Knot (LAC 262). 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=5-2-194. Accessed: 04/17/24