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:

215

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Brother of quiltmaker; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Bound the quilt; Marked the quilt top for quilting; Quilted or tied the top

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

Made the quilt; Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

Johnson, Elrid

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Trip Around the World

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Boston Commons (Variation)

Brackman # or other source & #:

2293

How wide is the quilt?

75.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

92 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

Timespan

Further information concerning dates:

Fabrics are dated late 1930's.

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single solid/pink outer border.

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; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

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?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton classic

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The hand quilting design starts with a center rectangle. The rectangle is echoed with single parallel lines all over the quilt top. The quilting stitches are described as medium size.

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

The square patches are set on point and measure approximately 2 in. wide. The quilt design begins with 8 fussy cut rose/floral squares set on point in the center. Everything emanates from these.

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Quilted by:

Lampsa, Betty

Where the quilt was made, city:

Palmyra

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jefferson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

The quilt top was purchased by the owner at the antique store "Dickens of a Place" in Waukesha/Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The owner quilted and bound the quilt.

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's county:

Jefferson

Quiltmaker's city:

Palmyra

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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