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:

243

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?

Inherited

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:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k

How wide is the quilt?

81 in.

How long is the quilt?

90.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Follows design of hexagon block

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Follows design of hexagon block

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Green; Orange; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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?

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?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

The patches are shadow outline quilted following the design of the top. The stitching is described as medium size and even.

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

Every floral motif has a yellow center surrounded by a row of solid/plain brights. The brights are surrounded by a row of coordinating floral prints. Every motif is completed with a row of white solid/plain hexagons, which form a path when laid side by side. The floral prints are fussy cut.

Quilt top made by:

Wallschlager, Tilly

Quilted by:

Wallschlager, Tilly

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt was found in the home of the owner's great-aunt upon her death in Manitowoc/Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. An attached note said "Tilly made it."

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

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 gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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