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:

130072

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

05-11-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Gilbert Arizona

3. Quilt Width:

67.75 inches

3. Quilt Length:

84 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Two color

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Pink

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Wear to edge or binding

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Vertical strip

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1127

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25 1/2 blocks: 5 l/4 blocks

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

22. Borders:

Single

22.2. Border descriptions:

4 inches, plain borders on top and bottom, fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Checked; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

Batting is separating in spots

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Unknown

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Quilting

29.3.1. Thread color:

Blue

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

7 per inch

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

None

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Blue or Navy

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

31 x 84 inches: 32 x 84 inches: 5 x 84 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Donna J. Deason-Rehman

Quilt Owner's City:

Scottsdate

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?

1998, When moving into a smaller home my mother distributed quilts made on her family's farm among her 3 daughters.

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

Grandmother, great-grandmother & possibly my maternal other female relatives made the quilt.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Dietz, Anna Margaret (Mueller); Dietz relatives; Mueller relatives; Neimann relatives

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

04-18-1900

Death date:

July 1982

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

German

Educational Background:

8th grade

Religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Unique characteristics of the Group:

This is one of many lovely but utilitarian quilts made on the farm of Frederick & Anna Margaret (Maggie) Dietz outside DeSoto, IL on the banks of the Big Muddy River. My mother related memories from her childhood in the 1920's & 1930's of there usually being a quilt frame up in the large laundry/utility room off the dining room.

Quilt maker's occupation:

Industrious farm wife & mother of 7

Quilt maker's birth city:

DeSoto

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

State:

Illinois (IL)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Mueller

5. Father's name:

Mueller

Father's birthplace:

Germany

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Mother's name:

Neimann

Mother's birthplace:

Germany

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

7

Number of female children:

3

Number of male children:

4

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Classic 1930's style colors/pattern, used scraps and feedsacks with minimal purchased yardage, for economy.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

All of Grandma Dietz's quilts (of which I'm aware) were hand quilted, probably assisted by family and friends. Some were hand pieced, but many were machine pieced on a treadle machine still in use during my childhood visits (1960's & 1970's).

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project