QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2704
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:
T193
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:
70"
3. Quilt Length:
80"
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Rounded
6. Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
7. Predominant Color(s):
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gold; Gray; Green; Maroon; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow
9. Overall condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
14. Date of Quilt:
1930-1949
Date quilt completed:
1935 when the quiltmaker was 23 years old.
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Friendship Square within a Square
18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:
Friendship Quilt
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Book
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
7x7
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
20. Sashing width:
4.5"
22.2. Border descriptions:
3.5" Cotton broadcloth. Plain strips with butted corners.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Checked; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain; Striped
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
Muslin weight
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Machine Piecing
25.4 Other construction technique:
1 name embroidered in each block
26.1. Embellishment techniques:
Embroidery
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
If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:
.5"
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium
29.2. Quilted by:
Bailey, Ethelene
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
Cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
White
Other quilting designs used:
In-the-ditch, Outline of pieced shapes, All over grid. Grid 1" apart-1 direction in the sashing.
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
Seamed
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Bailey, Ethelene
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
The quilt was brought to Arizona on June 1986.
2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:
Pictures with quilts
3. Quilt maker's name:
Bailey, Ethelene
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
10-07-1912
Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:
English
Educational Background:
College
Religious affiliation:
LDS
Quilt maker's occupation:
Homemaker, Typist (1937-1941)
Quilt maker's birth city:
Douglas
Quilt maker's country of birth:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
City:
Pomerene, AZ (1912-1937), Tucson, AZ (1937-41), LaGrange, IL (1941-42) Morris, IL (1942-43, Pomerene, AZ (1943-46), Chicago, IL 1946, Pomerene, AZ (1946-47), Austin, TX (1947-55), Starkville, MS (1955-62), Athens, GA (1962-86), Tucson, AZ from 1986 on
Country:
United States
Quilt maker's maiden name:
Scott
Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):
Full Professor Anthropologist
Number of children:
4
When learned to quilt:
Age 11-19
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:
Learned to quilt when 14 years old
7. Name of quilting group
At home and as Relief Society Pres (3 times). Supervised a large number of quilts for Bazaars-Bi-centennial quilt for [illeg] of Athens, Ga. 1985.
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:
Pomerene
Where the quilt was made, state:
Arizona (AZ)
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:
On each person's birthday, the group made a block with their name embroidered on. Enough blocks for the quilt were given on the person's birthday.
Details
Cite this Quilt
Bailey, Ethelen. Friendship Quilt. 1935 when the quiltmaker was 23 years old.. 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=38-36-2704. Accessed: 03/19/24