QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-986

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:

151

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-15-1988

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?

Cedarburg Cultural Center

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Tea Leaves

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Curves to develop tea leaves, stitches are small and even

Quilt top made by:

Schmitz, Hilda

Quilted by:

Schmitz, Hilda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Waunakee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mother had the quilt made and I inherited the quilt

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

Hilda stated that she lived on a farm in Waunakee for 55 years. She said "I didn't even make a garden last summer. Six weeks was tied up with my husband dying and I could have made 2 quilts in that time. Now I am 7 quilts behind."

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

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?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

from owners mother

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Contests entered:

Entered into the Wisconsin State Fair and won a Blue Ribbon.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Milwaukee

Quilt owner's county:

Milwaukee

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Income

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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