QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1125

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Nazareth House

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

281

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Representative of owner

When was the form filled out?

04-15-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmothers Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Hexagon flowers are separated by plain white hexagons and dark green diamonds.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Green solid 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:

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?

Green

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

20 SPI

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Each hexagon is outline quilted.

Quilt top made by:

Peschl, Frances

Quilted by:

Peschl, Frances

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Miss Peschl's sisters

Where the quilt was made, city:

Janesville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Donated to Nazareth House Nursing Home by the maker. Nazareth House has it up for sale.

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Nazareth House has the quilt up for sale.

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:

Public

Quilt owner's name:

Nazareth House

Quilt owner's city:

Stoughton

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's city:

Janesville

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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