QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-216
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:
813
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.110
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
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
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Found in Arthur and believed to have been made there.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Double Nine Patch
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
1606a
Date provided by maker/owner:
1936
Date estimated by IQRP:
1936
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
76
Width:
67
Block size:
9
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
9
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:
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
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the quilting designs used:
Square grid in pieced blocks, feathered circle in plain blocks, diagonal grid in 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?
white
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:
Plain weave
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:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Cream
Condition:
Poor/very worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding
What is inscribed on the quilt?
W.B.; 1936
Inscription: front/back?
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
in two corners
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
Double Nine Patch. 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=5-2-216. Accessed: 04/20/24