QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2493

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:

SC046

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

11/1/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Sun City

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

70"

3. Quilt Length:

88"

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

All colors

9. Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Other damage to quilt:

Moderate wear

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt completed:

c1938 when quiltmaker was 47 years old.

15. Source of Fabric:

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Children's dresses and shirts

17. Layout format:

One patch or allover

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Six Pointed Star

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

Star

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

380 octagons

Size of quilt blocks:

4"

18.4. Block style (shape):

Hexagons

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The corners are mitered.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The batting is commercially made.

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium

29.2. Quilted by:

Goodin, Grace

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

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

9

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Sweet depression-era quilt.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Whitcher, Esther Joki

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1956 when owner brought it from Minneapolis. Gift from owner's mother-in-law in 1942 for wedding.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker

3. Quilt maker's name:

Goodin, Grace

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1896

Death date:

1973, Minneapolis, Minn.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Educational Background:

Grade school

Religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Quenemo

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

City:

Quenemo, KS (1896-1922) and Minneapolis (thereafter).

State:

Kansas (KS)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Graden

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Factory worker/foreman

Number of children:

3

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Fundraising; Gifts; Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Helped with raffle quilts at church. Learned to quilt from mother when 15-16 or younger

7. Name of quilting group

Church

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Maker's parents came from Scotland.

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

There are other quilts by this maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Minneapolis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Last of maker's quilts, entirely made by hand. Now kept as special quilt.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made as wedding present (3-14-42) for owner.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's mother-in-law.