QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2760

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:

T252

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:

77"

3. Quilt Length:

82"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt completed:

1930 when quiltmaker was 63 years old.

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

77

Size of quilt blocks:

8x10

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe other spacing style:

Separated by a single row of diamonds

20. Sashing width:

.875"

22.2. Border descriptions:

2" plain strips with butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.4 Other construction technique:

Hand and machine (borders)

Unique binding materials?

The corners are mitered. 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

Other batting:

The batting is commercially made.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

McAllister, Agnes

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):

9

Other quilting designs used:

.25" inside pieces. Cross hatched .75" apart in the border. The quilting stitches were even.

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:

A typical example of this type of quilt. However, the diamond path is nice.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

McAllister, Hazel

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1949. Inherited from maker in 1949.

3. Quilt maker's name:

McAllister, Agnes

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1897

Death date:

1940, Newton, Iowa

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Educational Background:

High school

Religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilt maker's country of birth:

Scotland

City:

Scotland (birth-1908) and Iowa (1908-death)

State:

Iowa (IA)

Country:

United States; Scotland

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Brown

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Brick factory

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Necessity

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Avid quiltmaker, she always had a quilt in the frame.

7. Name of quilting group

The quilter belonged to a quilt group.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Newton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's grandmother.