QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2632

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:

T151

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:

90"

3. Quilt Length:

90"

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gold; Gray; Green; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear/faded

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1928

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Owner's mother provided the material for the quiltmaker.

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Double Wedding Ring

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; 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; Home cut

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

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

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes. Rose of Sharon in the border. The quilting stitches were uneven.

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Typical handling of this popular pattern.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Oftedahl, Nadine

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Gift from mother in 1928 in Springfield, Ill. for owner's 12th birthday present. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1978.

Quilt maker's occupation:

Quiltmaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Income

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kampsville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for owner's 12th Birthday.