QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-734

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:

A384

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of maker

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2006

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

Carol Butzke/Sylvia Adair

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Bowtie

How wide is the quilt?

79 in.

How long is the quilt?

93 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

c. 1953

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1973

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

5.25 in. x 5.25 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

blue solid

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

1 5/8 in. parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Bow ties were hand pieced, border sewn on by machine.

Quilt top made by:

Moye, Mary

Quilted by:

Moye, Elizabeth Veronica Doerr

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pelham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner's aunt made the quilt top for her. The owner's mother quilted it.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Both the older and newer blue fabrics were purchased from the Sears catalog.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmer's wife

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

Who photographed this quilt?

Getto, Marcia

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts