QUILT INDEX RECORD
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