QUILT INDEX RECORD
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