QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-712
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Who documented this quilt?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:
A710
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
06-23-2012
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fibre Arts
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
LeMoyne Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
3735B
How wide is the quilt?
71.50 inches
How long is the quilt?
86.50 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Red; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Pencil or pen or marking lines; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1945
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
Thirty
Size of quilt blocks:
10 X 10 inches
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
One
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Sashing width:
3.25 inches
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
Outside sashing and cornerstones make the border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Purple; Red; White; Yellow
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
Three
Width of pieces on the back:
7, 32, 32 inches
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Wool
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6 SPI
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6 SPI
Width between quilting lines:
.50 inches
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diamond motife used in sashing
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Ladies Aid Society
Where the quilt was made, city:
Deary
Where the quilt was made, state:
Idaho (ID)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Received from mother, Elsie Graham, in the spring of 2012.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The quilt was made for my grandmother, Amanda Wik Knudson, by the Ladies Aid Society of her church, Zion Lutheran of Deary, ID. Amanda and her family lived on a farm outside of Deary, where they raised cattle, wheat and garden crops. Some time in the late 1920's the farmhouse burned to the ground and the family lost everything. It is a guess that their church women made the quilt for them to make up for the lost household items. My grandmother was an immigrant from Sweden. She met and married another Swedish immigrant, Magnus "Mike" Knudson. They married late in life and had four children with my mother, Elsie being the youngest.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Cedarburg
Quilt owner's county:
Washington
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Group
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's city:
Deary
Quiltmaker's state:
Idaho (ID)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Ladies Aid Society
Where does/did the group meet?
Zion Lutheran Church, Deary ID
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Ladies Aid Society. LeMoyne Star. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-712. Accessed: 03/28/24