QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

776

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.95

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 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

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1899

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Yoder, Abraham

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 quilts in Museum's collection.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Grandmother

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

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

See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, p. 1.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1930

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

44"

Width:

36"

Format:

Other

Describe the object:

Crib comforter or buggy seat cover

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Crazy

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton denim, flannel and twill

Predominant colors (top):

Blue or Navy; Gray; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton yarn

What color was the quilting thread?

blue

Describe the borders:

None.

Binding and edge treatment:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Wool

Thickness:

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

crazy pieced back

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

denim, flannel and twill

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Back art/design on quilt back; Machine sewn; Reversible; Solid/plain

Condition:

Good/moderate use

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