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:

717

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.129

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):

Kauffman, Sarah Yoder Beachy

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1874 ?

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1939

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1924; ca. 1890-1920

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Kauffman, Gideon; Beachy, Elias S.

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Magdalena

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Daniel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IN

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

Amish

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Step-son

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

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Given to her stepson, Jeff Kauffman.

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

See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, p. ii.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Diagonal Bricks in Bars

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:

85

Width:

73

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Vertical strip

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

sateen, twill, and broadcloth

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diamond grid in pieced bars, and double pumpkin seed in plain bars and 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?

blue

Knots visible?

no

Describe the borders:

Bars on sides serve as border, different fabric used as border on top and bottom, butted corners.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Home cut; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

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)?

less than a half 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; width of pieces (in inches):

22

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Sarah M.

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