QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1605

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

SVA140110

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

04-26-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Sierra Vista, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Child's Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

78.50 inches

3. Quilt Length:

68.75 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Two color

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

13. Inscription:

Signature

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Rosemary Eicher 1957

13.2. Date of inscription:

1963

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery

13.4. Location of inscription:

on block

Other location of inscription:

center block

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

Date quilt completed:

1963

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Animals birds, and flowers

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Cross stitch and embroidery

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8.50 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

49

22. Borders:

multiple

22.2. Border descriptions:

2 on sides, 2", 2.25" 3 on top and bottom, 2",3.50", 4" Plain fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Blanket or flannel

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Eicher, Maude

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

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

6

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

6

Distance between quilting lines:

1

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid square

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

Other quilting designs used:

parallel lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

one fabric

31.2. Color of backing:

Yellow

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Not commercially made

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Rosemary Middleton

Quilt Owner's City:

Hereford

Quilt Owner's County:

Cochise

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

gift from grandmother

3. Quilt maker's name:

Eicher, Maude

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

09-20-?

Religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife

Quilt maker's birth city:

Queen

Quilt maker's birth state:

Pennsylvania

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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