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:

840

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.121

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):

Kuhns, Elizabeth Yoder Kauffman

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1873

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?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Sarah

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Henry S.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

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. 42-43.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Chinese Coins

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1908

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1908

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

76

Width:

64

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Vertical strip

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Blue or Navy; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Fans

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Alternating rows of double-line chevrons and five-line cables, and fans in borders.

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

Describe the borders:

Single border, wider on top and bottom, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Elizabeth

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