QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

179

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter-in-law of quilt maker

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?

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Keeping the quilt for her sister-in-law.

Interviewer:

Mac Queen, N.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Cedarburg Cultural Center

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sun Bonnet Sue

Brackman # or other source & #:

47.12 variation

How wide is the quilt?

68 in.

How long is the quilt?

70 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Fragile and damaged, embroidery stitches missing

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

Further information concerning dates:

The quilt maker was in her 20's when she made the quilt.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Sashing width:

3 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single outer pink solid/plain border measures 4 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:

Checked; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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?

Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Scroll design hand quilted in the lattice and border. Outline quilting follows design of the top.

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

Every Sunbonnet Sue has matching shoes, hat and sleeve made from various colors of solid/plain fabric. The dresses are all different prints that coordinate with the solid fabric colors. They all have hand embroidered stem stitch hands, hat ribbon, cuff detail, skirt detail and shoe detail using black cotton embroidery floss. The lower corner of every bonnet has an embroidered French knot flower.

Quilt top made by:

Winter

Quilted by:

Winter

Where the quilt was made, city:

Suburb of Chicago

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

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:

The owner is keeping the quilt for her sister-in-law (Sporka, Julie) who lives in Milwaukee/Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

The quilt was made for the owner's mother-in-law.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Julie Sporka used this quilt when she visited her grandmother.

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Suburb of Chicago

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Number of children:

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quilt maker was married and raised 3 children.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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