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:

825

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.113

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):

Miller, Catherine J. Yoder

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1879

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1960

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Kauffman, Anna

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Joseph M.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

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. 90-91

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Bow Tie

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:

70

Block size:

6 1/2

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:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

42

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):

Rust; Green; Blue or Navy; Black

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines in pieced blocks, feathered circles in plain blocks, two-line classic cable in inner border, and four-line classic cable in outer 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?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single border on top and bottom, double border on sides.

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:

Medium (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; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

15

Backing; color:

Maroon

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Catherine J.

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