QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1154

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:

317

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

04-15-1989

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:

Sileo, Dottie

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Log Cabin

How wide is the quilt?

62 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

80

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; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

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

no

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Andrews, Mary Outcult

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ironton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt found when owner died and daughter was cleaning out the attic. Then given to granddaughter.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

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

Quilt owner's city:

Madison

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Outcult

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quilt given to owner's mother when owner was a small child, after it was found. Owner remembers her grandmother keeping burial clothes fresh and clean. Owner remembers black outfit hanging on a clothesline.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts