QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1974

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:

A28

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

09-21-2002

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

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

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Country Village

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Row quilt

How wide is the quilt?

76 in

How long is the quilt?

92.5 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2000

When was the quilt finished?

2002

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal bands

Subject of the quilt:

50th wedding anniversary

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

inner cream border middle dark brown border outer border pieced of large triangles of brown and cream prints.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

tone on tone prints

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

no

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

polyester batting in the trapunto

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Meander/free motion

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Trapunto areas using stencils. There are different quilting designs for each row.

Quilt top made by:

DeKoning, Annie

Quilted by:

Dekoning, Annie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rubicon

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:

Quilt was made for the makers' parents' 50th wedding anniversary. The quiltmaker's mother has Alzheimers Disease and has reached the phase where she doesn't know her family anymore.

Why was the quilt made?

Anniversary

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for quiltmaker's parents' 50th wedding anniversary

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Colorado Quilt Company Row Quilt, Country Village

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

Commercial pattern; Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schulz

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1960

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Good Shepherd

Quiltmaker's occupation:

registered nurse, homemaker, quilt teacher

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schulz, Ralph

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Schulz, Margaret

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

veterinarian

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts