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:

856

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.143

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

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

Amish

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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):

Collector believed quilt was made in the Arthur Amish community.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Rocky Road to California

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

1693a

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:

76

Width:

68

Block size:

10

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):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

Predominant colors (top):

Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in pieced blocks plus a grid going through large square and triangles, classic 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?

black and white

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Inner border pieced with different fabrics, black outer 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:

Blanket or flannel

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):

7

Backing; color:

Pink

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes

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