QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1011

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:

173

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Daughter of quiltmaker; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-15-1988

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

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

Other

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

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Quilt owner made the quilt top. Her mother did the quilting.

Interviewer:

Doss, Luella

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Cedarburg Cultural Center

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Florentine Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3907 variation

How wide is the quilt?

63 in.

How long is the quilt?

81 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1940

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940

Further information concerning dates:

Lois Moldenhauer was 21 years of age when the quilt was made, her mother, Erna Gilow Moldenhauer, was 48 years of age.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single outer brown print border measures 3 in. wide.

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:

Floral; Geometric; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Other

Description of the back:

Feed sack

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton flannel sheet

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Patches are outline quilted in the ditch following the design of the top. Stitches are small to medium size. Excellent needlework.

Quilt top made by:

Moldenhauer, Lois (daughter)

Quilted by:

Moldenhauer, Erna Gilow (mother)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Historic Hamilton/Cedarburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ozaukee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

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

Lois Moldenhauer made the quilt top and her mother did the quilting.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Liked the pattern

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; Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Purchased fabric at "Wirth's Department Store" in Cedarburg/Ozaukee, Wisconsin. The owner was an employee.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

Describe the source of the pattern:

Milwaukee Journal Newspaper, Milwaukee/Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

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:

Lois Moldenhauer worked in the grocery department of the "Wirth's Department Store" in Cedarburg. She saw the pattern in the "Milwaukee Journal Newspaper." She immediately thought it was wonderful and took it home. She paid 15 cents for the newspaper.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

The family history in Historic Hamilton/Cedarburg goes back to 1856-1857.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Moldenhauer and Gilow

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female; Group

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran-Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cedarburg/Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Ozaukee

Quiltmaker's city:

Historic Hamilton/Cedarburg

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Moldenhauer, Fred

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Moldenhauer, Erna Gilow

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

Opa (Mr. Gilow) made a quilting frame that is still being used by the family.

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Erna and Fred Moldenhauer raised two daughters and a niece Patrica Webster, who also liked to quilt. Fred was a mason/bricklayer and basket weaver. Erna made another quilt with both of her daugters. It has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at #172.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts