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27-23-2732
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.2777
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
10-28-02
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Mosaic
Owner's name for quilt:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Hexagon, Honeycomb, Century, Poor Boy, Friendship Quilt, Hit or Miss.
Brackman # or other source & #:
#160a, Page 30, pieced
How wide is the quilt?
21 inches
How long is the quilt?
22.75 inches
Shape of edge:
Other
Describe the edge:
around the outside hexagons
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
around the hexagons
What color is the quilt?
White; Green; Blue or Navy
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors; Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Open seams; Distortion or shrinkage; Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Uneven batting
Repairs:
Tear or hole sewn together
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
probably 1930's
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Subject of the quilt:
hexagons
Size of quilt blocks:
no blocks, but there are 240 hexagons measuring 1.50 inches flat side to flat side.
Number of borders:
none
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Striped; Other
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
1890-1910 shirtings
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
eleven, there are two floral fabrics
Width of pieces on the back:
not recorded
Describe the back:
Different fabrics
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Bias grain; Home cut
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1/4 inch,faded light green color.
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?
Tied or tufted
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton embroidery floss
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Yellow
Quilt top made by:
Hosier, Alba Vida (Bates)
Quilted by:
Hosier, Alba Vida (Bates)
Where the quilt was made, city:
Topeka
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kansas (KS)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Bates, Belinda Elizabeth Norris, mother
Why was the quilt made?
Home decoration
The quilt was made to be used for:
Doll quilt/toy
Quilt is presently used as:
Unknown; Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Old clothes
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
made by mother out of Vida's childhood clothes
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Vida Lived to 105, in almost 3 centuries had she lived a few more months. Between 1942 and 1948 She worked as a surgical nurse. In her teens she worked for one year as a milliner's assistant. Her pay for the year was her choice of one hat. "And it wasn't even one of the pretty ones!" she'd say with a smile. Her hobbies were sewing, (she was a fabulous seamstress), crocheting, knitting, baking and church work.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Restricted
Quilt owner's county:
Albany
Quilt owner's state:
Wyoming (WY)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Bates
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
January 23, 1894
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Strong City
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Kansas
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date of death:
9-25-1999
Quiltmaker's educational background:
college - nursing degree Christ's Hospital 1921
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Christian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
surgical nurse
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Bates, James Morrow
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Bates, Belinda Elizabeth (Norris)
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Valpariso,Indiana
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
one, Marjorie Vida
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
one, William Roy
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Who photographed this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Hosier, Alba Vida (Bates. Mosaic. 1930-1949. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc., Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=27-23-2732. Accessed: 03/28/24