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:

236

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner; Other

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

Bauman, Carolyn

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

74.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

92.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Repairs:

Rebound

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1939

Further information concerning dates:

Made for a 1939 wedding.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28 overlapping blocks

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Overlapping blocks which are typical of this pattern.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

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; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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?

Beige or Tan

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; Commercial

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

.5 in.

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

May have been quilted by a group. There is a wide variety of stitch quality.

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

Binding has been replaced. New binding is bright green bias tape.

Quilt top made by:

Schrader, Emma Ida Zimmerman

Quilted by:

Schrader, Emma Ida Zimmerman

Where the quilt was made, city:

Green Lake

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was made for the wedding of Eileen Schrader on 05-27-1939.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

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 maiden name:

Zimmerman

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-12-1891

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

04-09-1917

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-10-1974

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Zimmerman, Wilhelm

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Jacobs, Wilhelmine Augusta Lieder Zimmerman

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Schrader, Fred Henry

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

farmer, county highway employee

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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