QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; D L Miller Quilt Collection

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

03-07-2014c

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

03-07-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

25 Block Sampler

3. Quilt Width:

75 inches

3. Quilt Length:

86 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Turquoise or Teal

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Wear to edge or binding

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Sampler

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Sampler

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Describe the source of the pattern:

Velma Mackay Paul

18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):

Advertised in the Country Gentlewoman magazine 1941

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

15 x 15 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Sampler; Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

25

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

5.5 inch plain muslin top and bottom only. Same fabric as quilt.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Muslin

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Unknown

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

8

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

9

Distance between quilting lines:

.5 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Debra Lynn Miller

Quilt Owner's County:

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Educational Background:

Religious affiliation:

Quilt maker's occupation:

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Father's birthplace:

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

Mother's birthplace:

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Description of quilt:

Full story about the design on the blog Quilts Vintage and Antique http://quilts-vintageandantique.blogspot.com/2010/05/album-quilt.html

Essay:

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Other

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

1941 Country Gentlewomen Magazine

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  Who photographed this quilt?

  Debra Lynn Miller