QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2207

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

F082

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

6/4/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Flagstaff

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Diamond in a Square

3. Quilt Width:

59"

3. Quilt Length:

76"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear/fragile

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1925 when quiltmaker was around 18 years old.

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Diamond in a Square; 4-Patch

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5x10.5

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

20. Sashing width:

2.25" Velvet and cotton

22.2. Border descriptions:

5 (odd) black cotton, plain strips.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Checked; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The corners are butted.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

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

1"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thick

29.2. Quilted by:

Holland, ________

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Black

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

4

Other quilting designs used:

Diagonal parallel lines. The quilting stitches were uneven. The quilting stitches were uneven.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Unusual to see a velvet pieced quilt.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Trautman, Sandy

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Dick Holland (friend), Jeannie Henderson (owner's mother). Gift from maker's son to owner's mother in 1980 in Florida.The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1981.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Holland, ________

Quilt maker's occupation:

Maker was a "real country woman."

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

City:

always lived in country area

State:

Arkansas (AR)

Country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Near Little Rock

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States