QUILT INDEX RECORD
27-23-1966
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.2408
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
6-14-03
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Wedding Ring Tile
Brackman # or other source & #:
445.8
How wide is the quilt?
71.75 to 72.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 to 80.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Other
Describe the edge:
An "ogee" line of gentle in and out curves following the pattern motif.
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White; Red; Pink; Orange; Blue or Navy; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Describe the damage:
one small stain on top, otherwise unused
Type of inscription:
Message; Other
Describe the type of inscription:
paper label on a string
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"name? Coo. Scalloped edge #15, Katy Doty Quilt Aurora MO 9-2-02"
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
Note presumably put there by auctioneer
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Location of inscription:
other
Describe where the inscription was found:
safety pinned to edge
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1990's
Further information concerning dates:
obituary (she died in 2002)
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Subject of the quilt:
hexagonal circles - geometric
Number of quilt blocks:
116 allover rings
Size of quilt blocks:
not a block style quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Describe the quilt setting:
rings are placed side by side with staggered placement (next row is 1/2 step down and 1/2 step across)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin; Glazed
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Paisley; Geometric; Dotted; Floral
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:
1
Describe the back:
Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Commercial; 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?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (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:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Width between quilting lines:
1.25 inches
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Hexagons and the triangular patches that make up hexagons are outlined .25 inches, the three rectangle sets that made up straight line portion of hexagons are treated as a set, outlined .25 inches as a set, not individually. White spaces have a box-grid 1.25" apart.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
There is a possibility that the binding was put on by a different person as there still is hand basting along the edge, somethign this meticulous quilter would probably have removed.
Quilt top made by:
Doty, Katy A. Slay Miller Hudson
Where the quilt was made, city:
Aurora
Where the quilt was made, county:
Lawrence
Where the quilt was made, state:
Missouri (MO)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
At an auction in Aurora Missouri c. 2002
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This was probably the last quilt Katy made, local estimate was that it was done in 1997.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Other collection
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Owned by a quilt collector
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Traditional pattern variation
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Obituary, unknown publication or date, but hard copy in file of WQP with this quilt.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Photocopy of quiltmakers obituary is with the hard copy data in the WQP file
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Wagner, Sue
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:
Miller, Katy
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1-7-1917
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Cape Fair, MO, (now Branson, MO)
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Missouri
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date of death:
07-10-2002
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School, Crane HS, 1936
Quiltmaker's occupation:
teacher, social worker for MO Dept. of Family services, quiltmaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Lawrence
Quiltmaker's city:
Aurora
Quiltmaker's state:
Missouri (MO)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Miller, Frank
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Miller, Betty Slay
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
#1, teacher; #2 farmer
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Although there is no information about how quiltmaker learned to quilt, her obituary does state that she belonged to "Barry County 4-H clubs, and was a member of the Eastern Star of Cassville, MO.
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Silver Dollar City Quilting Guild
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Her obituary says that she was known as the "Quilt Lady of the Ozarks at Silver Dollar City" (in 2008 a theme park owned by Dolly Parton with a different name).
Who photographed this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Doty, Katy A. Slay Miller Hudso. Wedding Ring Tile. 1976-1999. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc., Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=27-23-1966. Accessed: 04/19/24