QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1126

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:

A370

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

05-20-2006

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Other

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Waukesha County Historical Society Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Scrappy Tri Rex Stars with nine patches

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Northern Lights

How wide is the quilt?

87.25 in

How long is the quilt?

106.5 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Fuchsia; Gold; Purple

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

02-2006

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

18 in x 18 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

1 in blue green 2 in gold 4.25 in purple batik

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Print; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

tone on tone

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the quilt filling:

Hobbs 80/20

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

gold varigated thread

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Quilt top made by:

Rieves, Wendy Korslin

Quilted by:

Rieves, Wendy Korslin

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brookfield

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

A class I taught at Waukesha County Technical College; This quilt is based on a pattern published by American Patchwork: Quilting

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

A class I taught at Waukesha County Technical College

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

from personal stash

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Describe the source of the pattern:

American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Northern Lights

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Korslin

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1960

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Korslin, Harold

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Perlick, Nancy

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

CPA

Number of children:

4

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts