QUILT INDEX RECORD
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