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5-2-252

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:

777

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.125.144

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

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 said it was made in the Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Nine Patch and Bars

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1940

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

67

Width:

58

Block size:

3 1/2

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Nine Patches pieced by hand, otherwise machine pieced.

Construction (top):

Vertical strip

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

72

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:

flannel

Predominant colors (top):

Blue or Navy; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Describe the borders:

None.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Condition:

Excellent/like new

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

Nine Patch and Bars. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-252. Accessed: 03/29/24