QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1098

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:

229

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

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:

Ann Williams

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Waukesha

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunbonnet

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunbonnet Girls, Sunbonnet Sue

How wide is the quilt?

68.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

damaged, fragile

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Sunbonnet girls

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

8 X 8 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Three

Describe the borders:

Three pieced borders with interesting corners

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; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

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?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting around blocks

Quilt top made by:

Ehlhardt, Amelia

Quilted by:

Ehlhardt, Amelia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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?

Original to maker

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Amelia would go miles to get a better price for her thread and fabrics

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

North Lake

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ortloff

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress, milliner

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's city:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ortloff, Charlie

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ortloff, Katherine

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

Ehlhardt, Louis

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

Mail carrier

Number of children:

One

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

One

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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