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:

220

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 collector; Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

Doss, Luella

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Apple Blossoms

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Daisies, Bucilla kit #8174

How wide is the quilt?

73.25 in.

How long is the quilt?

76 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fold marks or creases

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930's

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

c. 1930's

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Doss, Luella

Further information concerning dates:

Mrs. Kreil was about 20 to 30 years of age when the quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single outer green solid/plain border with scalloped edge matches the whole cloth center field of 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:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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?

Yellow

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial; Hand 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

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The floral applique designs are surrounded by hand quilted feathering in a cable pattern. The center of the quilt is filled in with single diagonal parallel lines. A floral pattern similar to the applique designs is used in the scalloped border on the outer edge. The patches are outline quilted. The stitching is described as medium size and even. Knots can be seen on the back.

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

The bias binding is white. Stem stitch embroidery has been used for stems, leaf veins, and details on the blossoms.

Quilt top made by:

Kreil, Ella Grosskopf

Quilted by:

Kreil, Ella Grosskopf

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?

Purchase

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

Quilt was purchased from Krueger, Marion, the quilt maker's niece.

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Personal Collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Bucilla kit quilt #8174, Daisies

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

Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Grosskopf

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-22-1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Milwaukee/Milwaukee County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's occupation:

In her 40's she became a housekeeper for a farmer and a beauty shop.

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Jefferson

Quiltmaker's city:

Palmyra

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Keil made other quilts. The number is unknown.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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