QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1850

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:

SVA140151

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

10-18-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Sierra Vista, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

My Baltimore Album Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

99 inches

3. Quilt Length:

99.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Cream; Green

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Distortion or shrinkage; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Other damage to quilt:

stains on back

12. Comment or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:

see notebook

13. Inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Signature

Other type(s) of inscription:

May 1990-91

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

see notebook; multiple inscriptions; signature in lower right corner

13.2. Date of inscription:

c. 1990-91

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery; Ink

13.4. Location of inscription:

on block

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

Date quilt begun:

c. 1990

Date quilt completed:

c. 1991

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1990-91

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

local quilt store

16. Subject of the quilt:

Baltimore Album

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Each block is different

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):

Sinema, Laurene, Quilted Apple Quilt Store

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

15.5 x 15.5 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

25

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

One border, 10.5 inches

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton; Silk

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

Multiple scrap

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Reverse applique; silk ribbon flowers

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; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Polyester

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Albright, Margery

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

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

8

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

8

Distance between quilting lines:

.5 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Elbow/fan; Grid square

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Other

Other quilting designs used:

Background fill pattern: elbow/fan

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

42.5 x 99

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Block of the Month, Quilted Apple Quilt Store, Phoenix, Arizona; 2 sleeves;additional pocket in lower left corner

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Lindy Hoyt Albright

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Acquired 06-15-1994 as gift from mother, Margery Albright

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

"Quilt Story" written by Margery Albright (copy included with quilt)

3. Quilt maker's name:

Albright, Margery

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

05-20-1923

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

caucasian

Educational Background:

High school, college, nursing school, RN

Quilt maker's occupation:

wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother, RN nurse

Quilt maker's birth city:

Elsie

Quilt maker's birth state:

Nebraska

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

5. Father's name:

Hendricks, Floyd B

Father's birthplace:

Riverton, Nebraska

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Mother's name:

Hendricks, Elsie M. Sparks

Mother's birthplace:

Gage Co., Nebraska

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Number of children:

2

Number of female children:

1

Number of male children:

1

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Class; From Friend; From guild or club member; From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Quilted Leaf Guild, Mountain Top Quilt Guild, Wednesday Girls

Location of group:

Grant, Nebraska; Prescott, Arizona

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

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

Natural fibers, patchwork, applique - handwork, history

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Enjoy correspondence and quilt people Merikay Waldvogel, Rosalind Webster Percy, the University Quilt Museum, University Nebraska Study Group, Lincoln Nebraska, emails and following guilds. Enjoy the rapport and tranquility if affords and the interesting people.

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

Books and quilt magazines. All of Laurene Sinema books, all of Marikay Waldvogel, Elly Sienkiewicz, Marie Webster, Barbara Brackman and Grace Sycur

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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