QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-1929
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:
PSC1500037
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
01-07-2015
Where was the documentation day held?
Wickenburg, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Crazy Quilt
3. Quilt Width:
74 inches
3. Quilt Length:
87.5 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Burgundy; Green
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Claret or Wine
9. Overall condition:
Fair/worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fold marks or creases; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding
Other damage to quilt:
Tears or hole on back.
12. Comment or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:
Silk in quilt is shattering.
13. Inscription:
Initials; Single
Other type(s) of inscription:
"Mary", "A", "Unknown"
13.3. Method of inscription:
Embroidery
Other method of inscription:
Hand embroidery
13.4. Location of inscription:
on block
14. Date of Quilt:
1901-1929
16. Subject of the quilt:
Crazy Quilt
17. Layout format:
Crazy
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
20 blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
16.5 x 17.5 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Squares
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
18.7. Number of different block patterns present:
Crazy Quilt
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton; Silk; Wool; Other synthetic
23. Fabric used in quilt tops:
Flannel; Satin; Velvet
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
26.1. Embellishment techniques:
Embroidery
26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:
Cotton thread; Wool thread
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Back turned to front
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:
Quilt binding width is variable.
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Other
Other batting:
Only batting is cotton foundation.
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Tied or tufted
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Wool
31.2. Color of backing:
Black; Red
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
4
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
26.75 x 87.5, 26.5 x 87.5, 18.75 x 80.5, 18.75 x 6.5
31.4. Description of back:
Same fabric used throughout
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Wilma L. Doud
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?
Crazy Quilt was inherited by granddaughter. It was placed in a cedar chest for me.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Vorhkahl, Sadie Brewster
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
02-27-1868
Death date:
10-20-1946
Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:
White
Religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quilt maker's occupation:
Housewife
Quilt maker's birth city:
Rural
Quilt maker's birth state:
Missouri
Quilt maker's province of birth:
Quiltmaker was born in either rural Missouri or Iowa
Quilt maker's country of birth:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
5. Father's name:
Brewster, George
Father's birthplace:
Ireland
Father's ethnic/tribal background:
White
Mother's name:
Brewster, Melinda Neff
Mother's birthplace:
Rural Missouri or Iowa
Mother's ethnic/tribal background:
White
Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:
White
Number of children:
4
Number of female children:
3
Number of male children:
1
6. How did the maker learn to quilt:
Self-Taught
When learned to quilt:
Age 11-19
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
8. Estimated number of quilts made:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:
Crazy Quilt has Mary (her daughter's name and my Mother's name) embroidered on it. Also the initials M.I.B. which are her Mother's initials and my Great Grandmother's.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Vorhkahl, Sadie Brewste. Crazy Quilt. 1901-1929. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-1929. Accessed: 03/28/24