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Eight Pointed Star (LAC 261); LeMoyne Star

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5-2-235

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:

703

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.128

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Schrock, Rebecca Yoder

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1880

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1974

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

14

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

7

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Yoder, Sarah

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Christian D.

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

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):

Quilt given to Mrs. Ezra Diener, her quilt from home when she was married, made by her mother.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

Museum owns box of her quilt patterns and sample blocks.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Eight Pointed Star (LAC 261)

Pattern name; reference name:

LeMoyne Star

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

3735a

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:

79

Width:

73

Block size:

8

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

10

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:

30

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 and broadcloth

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Lavender

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines in pieced blocks and outer borders on two sides, feathered vines in other two side borders, basket in plain blocks, single cable in inner border.

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Double border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Rebecca C.

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

Schrock, Rebecca Yode. Eight Pointed Star (LAC 261). 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=5-2-235. Accessed: 03/28/24