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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-308

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:

SP722

Alternate inventory control number:

1974.13 (746927)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Church women of Mechanicsburg Methodist Curch

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Fundraising

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mechanicsburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sangamon

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):

According to the Methodist ladies who donated this quilt it was a fundraising project, perhaps to help pay the minister's salary. Apparently each person contributed ($1.00?) to pay for each block. The quilt reminaed in the family of the Hall sisters, who fave it to the church who gave it to the Museum.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Brick Wall

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

1911-14--est. by church women

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1915

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

80

Width:

76

Block size:

3

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

5

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

White embroidery on red blocks and red embroidery on white blocks.

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Bricks outline quilted.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain; Home cut; 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:

Medium (3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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; color:

Cream

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Inscription:

Signature; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

each brick embroidered with name and place of individual

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Cite this Quilt

Church women of Mechanicsburg Methodist Curch. Brick Wall. 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=5-2-308. Accessed: 03/28/24