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:

219

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:

Gartner, Sarah

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Fancy Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dresden Plate, Friendship Circle

Brackman # or other source & #:

3629

How wide is the quilt?

73.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

88.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Two blood stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

A solid/plain yellow cotton outer border frames the quilt.

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; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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?

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

Describe the quilt filling:

Seeds visible

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Applique patches are shadow outline quilted. The outer edge of the Dresden Plate motifs are outline quilted. The center of every Dresden Plate has quilted grid cross/hatch squares. An egg and dart cable is quilted in the outer border. A floral motif made from double parallel lines is quilted where the blocks intersect. The stitches are described as medium size and even.

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

The applique stitching is described as good.

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Quilt was purchased at the antique shop, "Antique Cupboard". Located at 92nd and Lisbon Streets in Milwaukee/Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Personal Collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Other

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

Commercial pattern; Published material

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

The "Fancy Dresden Plate" pattern can be found at #946 in Maggie Malone's book, "1001 Patchwork Designs".

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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