QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1037

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:

199

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

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

Interviewer:

Hood, N.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chimney Swallows, Coronation, King's Crown

Brackman # or other source & #:

2691b

How wide is the quilt?

79 in.

How long is the quilt?

96.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Orange; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1937

Further information concerning dates:

Mrs. West was approximately 72 years of age when the quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

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:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border is orange solid cotton. Outer border is tan solid cotton, and is scalloped.

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Other

Description of the back:

Domestic

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

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?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Home cut; 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?

Sheet

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton flannel sheet

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Echo; Outline; Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

A cable design made with double parallel lines fills in the tan ellipses formed when the blocks are sewn side by side. Partial cables surround the outer edge of the last row of pieced blocks. The tan scalloped edge has single line echo quilting following the design of the shape. Four straight lines with ellipses on the ends radiate from center into the large light blue diamonds. Triangles with curved sides are quilted from center into the triangles made with blue, orange and white diamonds. A continuous shape made with single lines echoes the ellipses on straight lines and triangles with curved sides. Shadow outline quilting and quilting in-the-ditch have been used. Stitches are small size and even.

Quilt top made by:

West, Emma Grace Whitney

Quilted by:

West, Emma Grace Whitney

Where the quilt was made, city:

Stevens Point

Where the quilt was made, county:

Portage

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:

The owner inherited the quilt from her grandmother through her mother.

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Other

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Whitney

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-04-1865

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Whitneyville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

New Brunswick

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-22-1941

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Canadian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Portage

Quiltmaker's city:

Stevens Point

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Whitney Sr, George W.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Whitney/ Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Whitney, Jane Rodgers

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Whitney/ Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Canadian

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

Conductor on the SOO Line Railroad

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. West's parents lived in Whitneyville, New Brunswick, Canada. Another quilt has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at #198.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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