QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2410

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:

PV044

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

2/7/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Paradise Valley

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

70"

3. Quilt Length:

77"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; White

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Date quilt completed:

c1880

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Star of Bethlehem

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Star Quilt

22. Borders:

2

22.2. Border descriptions:

3.5", 6" top and bottom. 1 pieced and 1 plain border.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

29.2. Quilted by:

Maahs, Emma

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

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

7

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes. All-Over Design: .5" sq. grid. 1" straight lines in the border.

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.2. Color of backing:

White

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Does not hang nicely. Center is "cupped."

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Albrecht, Ella

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Inherited from mother in 1940's.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker

3. Quilt maker's name:

Maahs, Emma

Gender:

Female

Marriage date:

c1885 in Nebraska

Death date:

Late 1950's, Lincoln, Nebraska

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

German/French

Educational Background:

High school

Religious affiliation:

Lutheran

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Maahs, Otto

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Walton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's mother.