QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1379

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:

A1190

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

03-05-2016

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

WI Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mawma's quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

9 patch improved

How wide is the quilt?

76 in.

How long is the quilt?

58.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Green; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

12 in. diameter

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

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:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

30 in, 36.5 in.

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

various

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilt top made by:

Kirkdooffer, Alice Amity Sandufer

Quilted by:

Kirkdoffer, Alice Amity Sandufer

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cushman

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

My quilt was one of over 100 Mawma made. After she passed Pawpa hired a housekeeper. The quilts were stored in a closet in te hallway. The housekeeper stole most of the quilts over the few years she worked for Pawpa. She was long gone by te time the thefts were discovered. My mother, her sister and 5 daughters-in-law were entitled to those quilts. There were just enough left for each of them and the 9 granddaughters.

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

"All of my cousins and I sat at her feet listening to the delightful stories she told when our parents were children and she was a child. We heard about the pigs she slopped, the cows she milked, how she swept her floors with sand and how Mom and Uncle Elmer locked her in the corn crib. Old Maw outlived them and she was a hypocondriac. She claimed she couldn't walk. One day my mom came up from the barn and saw her walking. Old Maw dropped to the floor. So Mom and Uncle Elmer locked her in the corn crib. Mawmaw laughed and said she didn't punish the twins. We all sat one one of her quilts. She always worked on a square. She told us wich piece came from a shirt of Pawpaw's or a house dress of hers. She didn't even look at the square as she stitched. As I look at her quilt the size of her stitches amaze me. As I look at the fabrics in my quilt I see pieces that look loke the hoise dresses Mawma wore and the shirts Pawpa wore. I', sure some of those shirts and house dresses and other scraps were all part of the quilts she made.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Notes from owner including stories about the quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Sandufer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1887

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cushman

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Arkansas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

Kirkdoffer, John Hickman

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grammar

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Sandufer, Benjamin

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Susan

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch Irish

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

Kirkdoffer, John Hickman

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mawma was my grandmther. She was a feisty, humorous, talented story teller and quiltmaker. She weighed 89 pounds when she felt good. She and Pawpa had 8 children.My mother and her twin brother were her sixth and seventh children. Mawma was determined not to lose these tiny babies. Their incubators were open cigar bixes on the open door of her cookstove. Mawma said they cried for the first 6 weeks and then slept for the next 6 weeks. She was also caring for one of their sick brothers also so for 13 days she didn't have her shoes off. She slept in a ladder back chair. After Mawma's work was finished for the day, she worked on her quilts. HHer quilt ravk was on pulleys suspended from her living room ceiling. She lowered it, worked on her current quilt and then raised it back up to the ceiling before going to bed.I remember a trip we made to Cushman one Christmas. My sis ter alice, who was named after Mawma, and I slept in the sunroom. It was quite chilly one nigt and Mawma wanted to make sure we were warm. Alice and I slept under 13 of these wonderful quilts. We could not move.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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