QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

130045

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

05-11-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Baltimore Mini Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

26.25 inches

3. Quilt Length:

26.25 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; Pink; White

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date; Message; Place; Single; Other

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Helen Ohlson 1987, 1st Premium Arizona State Fair (AQG Minature Winner)

13.2. Date of inscription:

1987

13.3. Method of inscription:

Ink; Stamped

Other location of inscription:

Lower Right

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Local Quilt Store

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Baltimore Album

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Describe the source of the pattern:

Block of Month class at Quilted Apple

Size of quilt blocks:

5.25 x 5.25 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

9 blocks named Baltimore

20. Sashing width:

1 inch, plain

22.2. Border descriptions:

Single, 3 inch border on all sides, appliqued, fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Conversation Prints; Floral; Print

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique; Reverse Applique; Other applique

25.3. Novelty techniques:

Dimensional applique; Other novelty technique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Fussy Cut - Silver chain

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Embroidery; Other embellishment technique

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

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; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

.25 inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton or polyester blend

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Ohlson, Helen

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread color:

Ecru

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

9 per inch

Distance between quilting lines:

.25 inches

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Cables

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Parallel lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

One color - muslin

31.2. Color of backing:

Beige or Tan

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

26 x 26 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Suzanne Tacey - Ohlson

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

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

Featured in Stitch N Sew Quilts Magazine, February 1992

3. Quilt maker's name:

Ohlson, Helen

Gender:

Female

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

White

Quilt maker's occupation:

Quilter

Quilt maker's birth city:

Oconomowoc

Quilt maker's birth state:

Wisconsin

Country:

United States

5. Father's name:

Knaack, Herbert

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Mother's name:

Knaack, Helen

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

White

Number of children:

5

Number of female children:

3

Number of male children:

2

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

Self-Taught

When learned to quilt:

Age 50 or over

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Arizona Quilters Guild

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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  Who photographed this quilt?

  Jan Hackett