QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-218
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:
758
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.112
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):
Otto, Barbara Yoder ?
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1838
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1886
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1854
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Otto, Daniel D.
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
12
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
8
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Miller, Mary
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Adam Y.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
PA
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Great-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
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Passed down in the family of Fred N. Schrock. Probably made by one of his great grandmothers. Three were in Illinois before 1871 and Barbara Otto is most likely maker.
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. 16-17.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Nine Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1850-1870
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1850-1870
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1850-1875
Length:
80
Width:
62
Block size:
7
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
5
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
4
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand 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:
35
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Wool
Fabric type:
Handwoven
Fabric print:
Other
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
alternating-warp-color plain weave
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Blue or Navy; Black
Overall color scheme:
Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Horizontal parallel lines in pieced blocks, vertical parallel lines in plain blocks and diagonal parallel lines 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?
tan
Knots visible?
no
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Single border on top and bottom, double border on sides, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
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?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
24
Backing; color:
Brown
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Barbara
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
Otto, Barbara Yoder . Nine Patch. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-218. Accessed: 04/23/24