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:

245

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:

Star-Double Points

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Prairie Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3773a

How wide is the quilt?

65.25 in.

How long is the quilt?

76 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Purple; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Late 1800's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

approx 15 x 15 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

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

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

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?

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:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

The diamond patches are outline quilted in the ditch following the design of the block. The large secondary solid/plain white squares have three concentric circles quilted in the center with an arc in all four corners. The small secondary solid/plain white squares on point have grid/crosshatch quilting. Stitching is described as medium size and even.

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was found with others in the home of the owner's great-aunt upon her death in Manitowoc/Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

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?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Original to maker

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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