QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-215
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:
857
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.109
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Graber, Sarah D. Troyer
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1913
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1969
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Yutzy, Mary D.
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
IL
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Troyer, David A.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
IN
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
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
Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:
“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 94-95.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Evening Star
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1932
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1932
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
42
Width:
38
Block size:
7
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
9
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
sateen
Predominant colors (top):
Pink; Lavender; Black
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Square grid in pieced blocks and border, horizontal parallel lines in plain blocks.
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)?
half inch - one 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; Sateen
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout
Backing; color:
Pink
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Fading
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Troyer, Sarah D.
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
Graber, Sarah D. Troye. Evening Star. 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=5-2-215. Accessed: 04/19/24