QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-592

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:

wqp.2198

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

06-29-02

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

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

Received as a gift

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

The quiltmaker brought this quilt for documentation, it is owned by her sister, for whom it was made.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Wandering Foot

How wide is the quilt?

89.5 - 90.6250 inches

How long is the quilt?

89.75 - 91 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Green; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Wandering Foot for Marvel Jane Ann Gosney 1991

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1991

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of quilt blocks:

no blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Bias grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

The parallel lines are 5/16" apart in the background. There is a stuffed squared feather wreath in the white sections between blue motifs. The wreath has inward curving sides and is on point with crosshatching inside the center. There is quilting in the ditch around each applique piece.

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

The name "Mrs. Ewer's Tulip" might be given to this quilt because it most resembles that pattern in Brackman (#3105 on page 373), but as it is applique, the name for a pieced quilt does not apply any more than the family's name of "Wandering foot".

Quilt top made by:

Gosney, Jane Ann Sillyman

Quilted by:

Gosney, Jane Ann Sillyman

Where the quilt was made, city:

Salt Lake City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Utah (UT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Maker is the sister of the owner, to whom it was given.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

This quilt was made for one sister, and brought in for documentation by another sister.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Restricted

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quilt owner's state:

Utah (UT)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Sillyman

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-27-1942

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Salt Lake City

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Utah

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

08-21-1961

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Ranching family

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Johnson

Quiltmaker's city:

Rural County

Quiltmaker's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Sillyman, William Claren

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Houston, Missouri

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Newinger, Lois J.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Sheridan, Wyoming

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

Gosney, Gary L.

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

Rancher

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

This quiltmaker brought in seven quilts that she had made for the wqp documentation. This biographical information applies to wqp numbers 2198-2204. The WQP did not ask a specific question about who did the quilting, but did ask if there was assistance in making the quilts, and the maker did not indicate assistance for any of the seven, so it can be presumed that she did the quilting as well as making the tops for all seven.

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.