QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

tqs_0116

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Phase II of the Texas Quilt Search, 1986-1989. Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.

When was the form filled out?

1986-1989

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 entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

This quilt is presently owned by the quiltmaker.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Honeymoon Album Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Honeymoon Album

How wide is the quilt?

104 in.

How long is the quilt?

90 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Gold; Green; Maroon; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

slight fading of some black fabrics in some blocks

Type of inscription:

Date; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Started July 1983 Completed May 1985

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

July 1983

When was the quilt finished?

May 1985

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1985

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

an album quilt depicting shared recollections of travels etc. with husband

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

42

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

outer sashing serves as border on all four sides; sashing is green with tiny white dots

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:

Dotted; Floral; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

embroidered detail in some blocks

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

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/2 - 1 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline quilting around each appliqued piece; grid crosshatch in set and on sashing and border

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

Some of the 42 blocks in this quilt are original designs by the quilter; others are from a published source. When the quilter needed a new bedcover following her marriage in 1980, she made this album quilt depicting shared recollections from travels with her new husband.

Quilt top made by:

Boehme, Lorraine Austin

Quilted by:

Boehme, Lorraine Austin

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sugar Land

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fort Bend

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Although Mrs. Boehme had sewed clothing and embroidered for years, this Honeymoon Album was her first quilt project. She began it after remarrying at age sixty-two and following trips and adventures with her new husband. She began the quilt after attending a local community college quilting class and getting a book on appliqued album quilts. She began with the sixteen album motifs shown by the book's author, but ventured out on her own to design and construct the remaining twenty-six.

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

Based on Mrs. Boehme's experience as a beginning quilter who undertook a major quilt project, she recommends that other beginners join a bee and get some expert advice. "I failed to do this," she notes, "and subsequently the quilting and applique stitching leave much to be desired. A quilt book is good for learning, but you need some expert criticism along the way."

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Details about why the quilt was made:

art and personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book; Commercial/Published source: Magazine; Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

studied applique album quilt book and various magazines for design and motifs ideas; some motifs are original to the quiltmaker

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

The quiltmaker has received many requests for her unique blocks. One block, inscribed "Started July 1983 Completed 1985" depicts a woman in a chair quilting on her lab with a scrap basket at her feet.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

American International Quilt Association's Show, 1986; “Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” 16th Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas

Contests entered:

American International Quilt Association's Show, 1986

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

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association’s Texas Quilt Search Archives

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Quilting Today, no. 3; 1988 American Quilt Calendar

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lorraine Austin Boehme

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Mobile

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

University of Texas, MS in Nursing

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired nursing instructor

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

retired

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From guild or club member; Self-Taught; Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over; After retiring

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

creative outlet

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Sugar Land Quilting Bee

Where does/did the group meet?

Sugar Land, Texas

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Boehme notes that she has been called a compulsive quilter because "family visits do not interfere with my work."

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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