QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1903

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:

130177

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

07-20-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Diamond Field

3. Quilt Width:

68.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

73.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Geometric (2), Straight (2)

5. Shape of Corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Geometric

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Red

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fold marks or creases; Stains; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Other damage to quilt:

Discolored white fabric, minor uneven batting

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

The Diamond Field

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

The Diamond Field

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

160m

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

77: 14

Size of quilt blocks:

11 inches x 7 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Diamonds; Hexagons

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe other spacing style:

Sashing is made of 1 inch hexagons.

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

20. Sashing width:

1 inch

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Feedsack; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Bias grain; Hand 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:

Medium (3/16?)

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):

5

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

6

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

Other quilting designs used:

Bound edges follow the shape of the hexagon blocks.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.4. Description of back:

Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Erica R. Peterson

Quilt Owner's City:

Gilbert

Quilt Owner's County:

Maricopa

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Sarah gave quilt to her nephew, John Obadiah Jenkins

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

Image, list of linens. Originally to be used as a bed quilt. Has been repurposed to be a decorative piece.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Kemp, Sarah Ogden

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

10-17-1868

Death date:

02-17-1957

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilt maker's birth city:

Lexington

Quilt maker's birth state:

Illinois

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Ogden

5. Father's name:

Ogden, Obadiah

Mother's name:

Ogden, Hannah Willey

Number of children:

7

Number of female children:

5

Number of male children:

2

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

1-5 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Sarah Hannah Ogden Kemp was born October 17, 1868, to Obadiah and Hannah Wiley Ogden and died February 17,1957. She was a Methodist and married John Madison Kemp on January 13, 1887. He was a farmer. The names of their two daughters and two sons are Reba (Dodson), Herschel, Belle (Harley Hoobler) and John. Census records show that Sarah was born, lived and died in McClean County, Illinois, in which Lexington, Illinois, and Money Creek are located. She is buried in the Lexington, Illinois, cemetery. She gave your quilt to her nephew, John Obadiah Jenkins. AZ130175, 130176 and 130177

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Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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