QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-198
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:
739
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.93
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Yoder, Anna Kauffman?
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1848
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1935
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Beachy, Catherine
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
OH
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Kauffman, Moses J.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
OH
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
See 1998.152.33.
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:
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):
Probably given to her son Abraham who married Anna Swartzentruber and then given to their son Joseph, at whose house it was found.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See 1998.152.33.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Unequal Nine Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1905
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1905
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
79
Width:
64
Block size:
9
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
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:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
20
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton; Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Green; Gold
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans; Feathering; Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double vertical parallel lines in pieced blocks, feathered circle in plain blocks, fans in top and bottom border, double diagonal parallel lines in side borders.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
black
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin/sateen
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:
Medium (3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Description of the back:
cotton sateen
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Back art/design on quilt back; Machine sewn; Reversible; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
black center square, framed with green
Backing; color:
Green
Condition:
Poor/very worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kauffman, 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 Kauffman. Unequal Nine Patch. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-198. Accessed: 03/28/24