QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1004
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:
184
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
04-08-1989
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quiltmaker
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Interviewer:
Carolyn Bauman
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Waukesha
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Fans
How wide is the quilt?
76 inches
How long is the quilt?
86 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1937
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the quilt setting:
Outside block to block, center blocks are surrounded by plain yellow
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
One
Describe the borders:
8 inch yellow border
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:
Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Yellow
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?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Prairie Points
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
curved lines and ovals
Quilt top made by:
Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelhar
Quilted by:
Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelhar
Where the quilt was made, city:
Berlin
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:
Quilter not married at the time she made the quilt
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
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?
Purchased new; Sewing scraps
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:
New fabric was purchased from the Sears catalog originally but most pieces were scraps from sewing garments
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
West Allis
Quilt owner's county:
Milwaukee
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Gehler
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Wisconsin
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Farming, cook
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Milwaukee
Quiltmaker's city:
West Allis
Quiltmaker's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Gehler, Robert
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Gehler, Elsie
Number of children:
None
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Cite this Quilt
Wendlandt, Dorothy Gelha. Fans. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1004. Accessed: 04/26/24