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5-2-199

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:

793

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.94

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 quiklts in 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 daughter Lucy.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 106-107.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Evening Star

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

2138a

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1925

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1925

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

74"

Width:

66"

Block size:

9" x 9"

Sashing width:

4"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

8

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:

25

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; Beige or Tan

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double diagonal parallel lines in pieced blocks, feathered bands in sashing, four hearts in cornerstones, five-line classic cable in double border and double pumpkin seed in single 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?

blue

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

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?)

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; color:

Coral

Condition:

Very good/almost new

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. Evening Star. 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=5-2-199. Accessed: 03/29/24