QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1040

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:

190

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:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k

How wide is the quilt?

67

How long is the quilt?

83.5

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

pieced in 1930's by Josephine's mother

When was the quilt finished?

quilted in 1940's by Josephine

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1940s

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons; Same block throughout

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; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

The hexagon pieces extend outward from a white center hexagon, followed by 6 blue hexagons, then 12 floral and print hexagons. 18 white hexagons separate each floral bunch and outline the edge of the quilt.

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?

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?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Kirkland, Josephine; her mother

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?

Not described

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; 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

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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