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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

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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