QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-989

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:

122

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Daughter of quiltmaker; 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?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

MacQueen, N.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Embroidered Blocks

How wide is the quilt?

39 in.

How long is the quilt?

62 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1939

Further information concerning dates:

The quilt was made by the owner's mother to celebrate the owner's birth. Her mother was 27.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

The embroidered designs in the blocks came from a coloring book with birds and animal designs.

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1 block with 24 different images

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

The border is a bright royal blue that matches the corner squares of the tan printed sashing.

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:

Print; Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Each block contains a different animimal or bird image, including a goat, deer, horse, squirrel, turkey, chickens, ducks; and a toy bear and a donkey on a wheeled cart.

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Embroidery thread used in black, blue, yellow, and brown.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Chadek, Frieda

Quilted by:

Chadek, Frieda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Iowa City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

The owner's mother did much quilting, learning from her own mother. She was the next to the youngest child of 15 children. She spent much time caring for her mother. She has always gone out her her way to do things for others. She also made quilts for her other two daughters.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

The embroidery patterns were taken from a child's coloring book.

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Villhauer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1917

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist, then Catholic churches in Iowa City, Iowa

Quiltmaker's city:

Iowa City

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Villhauer, Henry

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Villhauer, Anna

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

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

Chadek, Carl

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

Owned a trucking business

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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