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:

730

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.115

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Diener, Clara Ann Yoder

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1936

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1958

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Deiner, Harvey

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

8

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Otto, Fannie S.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Noah

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Possibly 1998.152.116.

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

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

One Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1959

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1959

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1950-1975

Length:

51

Width:

45

Block size:

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:

Straight

Fabric; fibers:

Other synthetic

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Rayon

Predominant colors (top):

Coral; Blue or Navy; Lavender; Maroon; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Rosettes alternating with wavy lines in squares, three-line intersecting cable 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?

Gray

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Tears or holes

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Clara Ann

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