QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-233
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:
784
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.126
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):
Diener, Lydia Yoder
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1870
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1944
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
10
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
7
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Mioller, 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
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
See 1998.152.124.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Grandmother
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?
Wedding
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):
Given to her son Menno near time of his wedding.
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. 50-51.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Shoo Fly
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1920
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
85
Width:
72
Block size:
10
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
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; Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Green; Purple; Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans; Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double parallel lines in pieced blocks, feathered circles in plain blocks, 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
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:
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):
14
Backing; color:
Purple
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Tears or holes
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Lydia
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
Diener, Lydia Yode. Shoo Fly. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-233. Accessed: 03/29/24