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:

284

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

04-15-1989

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 quilt blocks or part of quilt top

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

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

Bringe, Joyce

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Four Patch

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Coral; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1936

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Peach and green borders

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:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Coral

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

Hand quilting is small and even

Quilt top made by:

Chapman, Jenny

Where the quilt was made, city:

South Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt owner made one of the four patches with her grandmother, who later gave the quilt to her.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Teaching or learning sample

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

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's city:

South Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Chapman, William

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

Lumber business

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Chapman made quilts all winter for many years. Other quilts by Mrs. Chapman were documented under #283, #285, and #286.

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts