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38-36-2612

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:

T133

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

1/9/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson Park Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

82"

3. Quilt Length:

149"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; White

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear/faded

13. Inscription:

Initials

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

"UR" in corner

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Windmill; Whirlygig variation

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

Pinwheel

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5x11.5

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

20. Sashing width:

2"

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

1.25" plus 5" on ends. Plain strips with butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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; Bias grain

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

.5"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The batting is commercially made.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

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):

8

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Has holes in it and is very faded.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Gilkes, Mary Louise

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Owner inherited from mother in 1979. Prior owners: Ester Sarber Thomson, Julia Morgan Sarber. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1983.

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

Pictures with quilts

Death date:

Gomer, Ohio

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Welsh

Religious affiliation:

Methodist-Protestant

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

City:

Gomer area

State:

Ohio (OH)

Country:

United States

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Farming/Sales

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

The quilter belonged to a quilt group.

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:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Cite this Quilt

Pinwheel. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2612. Accessed: 03/29/24