QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-981

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:

A369

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

05/20/2006

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

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

Made entire quilt top

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

Made the quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Waukesha County Historical Society Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Freddy Moran's Houses

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

House

How wide is the quilt?

60.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

73.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

appliqued

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2005

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

11 inches x 11 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1.5 inches

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1.5 inches black print 4.5 inches black

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Geometric; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

pastel varigated

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

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

backing is multicolor dots binding is black

Quilt top made by:

Moran, Catherine

Quilted by:

Barnhart, Kelly

Where the quilt was made, city:

Nashotah

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

"Read book by Freddy Moran and fell in love with pattern. So I decided to duplicate it. It was such fun to create each house and a wonderful summer project." Made for daughter in real estate in Waukesha, WI

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Describe the source of the pattern:

Book Freddy's House: Brilliant Color in Quilts, by Freddy Moran

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1927

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Outtor, James

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Elroy, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sainners, Loretta

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Moran, Daniel Sr.

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

lawyer

Number of children:

14

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

I give my quilts to my children, their spouses, and my 31 grandchildren - most of them have at least one.

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Has kept journals of last 15 years.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts