QUILT INDEX RECORD
27-23-1812
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.2399
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
06-14-2003
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner; Quiltmaker
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Quilted or tied the top
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited; Other
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Owner inherited blocks madeby her mother-in-law and put them together and made the quilt 21 years later
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Embriodered Baby Animal Crib quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Farmer Dan
How wide is the quilt?
37 7/8 to 38.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
46 to 46.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Yellow; White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
Timespan
When was the quilt started?
1940
When was the quilt finished?
1961
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1961 & 1940
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
animals
Number of quilt blocks:
20 total (10 plain, 10 applique)
Size of quilt blocks:
7 inches x 7 inches
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing; Alternating with plain squares; Side by side; Other
Describe the quilt setting:
sashing goes in horizontal direction only, placement of white blocks is staggered in adjacent rows so it would have had checkerboard effect if there had been no sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
2, 1 emboidered, but all embroideries are different patterns, and one plain block
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
5.5 inches
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton or polyester blend; Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Embellishments used:
Cotton thread
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
Cotton embroidery floss in outline, satin and french knot stitches
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
Yellow
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Width of pieces on the back:
not recorded
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)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1.5 inches
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/poly
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
in the embroidered blocks there is a grid 1" apart in the 4 corners. In the solid blocks there is a single square on point quilted in the block, forming a kind of grid of diamonds through the rows. The sashing is quilted .25" inside the horizontal edge only. The binding of back to front is quilted along the folded edge.
Quilt top made by:
Roth, Bonnie; Roth, Florina
Quilted by:
Roth, Bonnie
Where the quilt was made, city:
Liberal
Where the quilt was made, county:
Seward
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kansas (KS)
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:
Blocks were embroidered in Liberal, KS in 1940.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Owner put them together and quilted it in 1961, also in Liberal, KS
Why was the quilt made?
Baby or crib
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Roth, Bonnie Stewart
Quilt owner's city:
Restricted
Quilt owner's county:
Restricted
Quilt owner's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Stewart
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
09-26-1938
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Booneville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Indiana
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's educational background:
H.S.
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Legal assistant
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Stewart, Carl
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Elizabeth, Indiana
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Best, Maybelle
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
New Albany, Indiana
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Who photographed this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Roth, Bonnie; Roth, Florin. Embriodered Baby Animal Crib quilt. 1961. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc., Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=27-23-1812. Accessed: 03/29/24