QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2902

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:

WM059

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

2/27/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Westridge Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

80"

3. Quilt Length:

94"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Other damage to quilt:

Moderate wear/faded

Other repairs to quilt:

Repaired

14. Date of Quilt:

1850-1875

Date quilt completed:

c1860's

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Homespun/new

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Tulip Quilt

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

20; other: 12

Size of quilt blocks:

10x10

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

22. Borders:

3

22.2. Border descriptions:

8", 9", 2". Plain strips, pieced triangles and butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

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; Front turned to back; Straight grain

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):

9

Other quilting designs used:

All over grid in squares. Round feathered circle in the plain blocks. Curved feather quilting in the border. The quilting stitches were even.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Unusual arrangement of Tulip squares, but interesting all the same.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Charman, Alice

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona c1950's-60's

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

In a southern state

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:

Maker made quilt to pass time while husband fought in Civil War (for the south). Passed down through owner's husband's family.