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:

A1120

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?

06-20-2015

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

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

State Flowers

Quilt's title:

State Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Aunt Martha State Flowers Quilt #9901 (1940) Earlier Version

How wide is the quilt?

58.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

75 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Names of States

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Starting with upper left hand corner: "NEW YORK TEXAS KANSAS OKLAHOMA OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA MAINE NEW JERSEY WEST VIRGINIA IDAHO LOUISIANA OREGON COLORADO MISSISSIPPI KENTUCKY NEW MEXICO ILLINOIS NORTH DAKOTA PENNSYLVANIA GEORGIA UTAH DELAWARE VIRGINIA ALABAMA"

Time period:

1930-1949

Further information concerning dates:

Aunt Martha quilt pattern published in 1940.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

State Flowers

Number of quilt blocks:

24 embroidered blocks, 24 green solid/plain

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 x 7.5 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

24

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Green solid/plain scalloped border measures 7 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:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32 & 28 in.

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

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; 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

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 spi

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8 spi

Width between quilting lines:

.75 to 3 in.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Grid/crosshatch hanging diamonds are hand quilted in the background of the embroidered squares and on the green/solid plain squares. The edge of the scalloped border has parallel rows of quilting that echoe the shape of the scallops. The two innermost rows form loops quilted with double parallel lines at the narrowest point of the scallop. A Fleur de lis motif is quilted in between the loops and in the corners of the top.

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

The state names and corresponding flowers are hand embroidered on 24 blocks with cotton embroidery floss and the stem stitch. Some have details done with French Knots. The state names are embroidered with a golden brown cotton embroidery floss. The flowers are multi-colored.

Quilt top made by:

Rayniak, Edith Harris

Quilted by:

Rayniak, Edith Harris

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was inherited by the granddaughter from her grandmother, Edith Harris Rayniak.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book; Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Aunt Martha State Flower Quilt #9901 (1940) Earlier Version

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

State Bird and State Flower Quilts: Identification Guide by Rose Marie Werner (Book)

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

Published material

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harris

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-24-1963

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's province:

Ontario

Quiltmaker's country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Rayniak, Joseph G.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Czechloslovakian (Born in Poland)

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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