QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-272
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Illinois State Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection
Alternate inventory control number:
2001.43
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 Name (top):
Mast, Lucy Yoder
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1871
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1912
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
9
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
6
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Kauffman, Anna
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
OH
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Yoder, Joseph M.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
PA
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
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):
One of a pair of narrow quilts made for trundle beds.
Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:
“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Chicago, IL. Illinois Art Gallery.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 62-63.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Scrap lounge
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1900
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
64
Width:
46
Block size:
various
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Vertical strip
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
3 pieced star blocks and 8 crazy blocks
Fabric; fibers:
Wool
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
brilliantine
Predominant colors (top):
Rust; Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal grid in center and fans in blocks.
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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by floated or random sashing
Describe the borders:
Single border with different fabrics on adjacent sides.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine 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)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Filler:
Cotton
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
1
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Black
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Yoder, Lucy
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
Mast, Lucy Yode. Scrap lounge. 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=5-2-272. Accessed: 04/18/24