QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2524

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:

SD044

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

11/5/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Scottsdale

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

81"

3. Quilt Length:

94"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; White; Yellow

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Other colors typical of 30's

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt completed:

c1920's or 30's

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Bubble Quilt

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 pieced pattern sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe other spacing style:

Separated by appliqued corners

20. Sashing width:

Double 2.5"-1.25 each strip

22.2. Border descriptions:

Same as sashing

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Print

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Prints typical of the 30's, muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Buttonhole stitch.

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

Unique binding materials?

The corners are rounded. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Commercial

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

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

.25"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Bates, May A.

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

Other quilting designs used:

Fan quilting, unusually small scale

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed or one piece

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Unusual pattern.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Edman, Marjory

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Elizabeth Davis (owner's sister, maker's granddaughter). Inherited from sister in 1986. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1986.

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

Pictures

3. Quilt maker's name:

Bates, May A.

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1860?

Death date:

1945, Leavenworth, Kansas

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Irish

Educational Background:

Grade school

Religious affiliation:

Christian Scientist

Quilt maker's occupation:

Grocery Store Manager

Quilt maker's birth city:

Leavenworth

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

State:

Kansas (KS)

Country:

England

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Rainey

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Grocer/farmer

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's grandmother.