QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1039

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:

189

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:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

Wright, Marianne

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn in Pewaukee, WI; Wisconsin Quilters, Inc.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Eight Pointed Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Lemoyne

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735a

How wide is the quilt?

65

How long is the quilt?

77

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1940s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds; Same block throughout; Squares; Triangles

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yellow stars are pieced within a white block. The alternating square is solid blue.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

The same blue material that is used in the front blocks.

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilting lines follow the outline of the pieced shape. Inside a square area, the parallel lines follow the outline inside the square. In the alternating blue squares, the star pattern is repeated to copy the outline of the yellow stars. The squared parallel lines mimic the yellow and white pieces of the star square.

Quilt top made by:

Kirkland, Josephine

Quilted by:

Kirkland, Josephine

Where the quilt was made, city:

Richfield

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

The quiltmaker made quilts for use by her family.

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

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Public domain

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

Josephine made over 150 quilts. It is unknown if she had children of her own, but she cared for forty foster children.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1910's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's city:

Richfield

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Number of children:

40 foster children

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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