QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3041

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

SVA150004

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

04-18-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Sierra Vista Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

160K Grandmother's Flower Garden

3. Quilt Width:

55.25 inches

3. Quilt Length:

83 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Yellow

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Nile Green; Turkey Red

9. Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Hexagons

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1 Hexagons

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Feedsack; Floral; Multiple scrap

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

Unique binding materials?

Knife edge and prairie points

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

1.50 inches

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Myers, Wiesner; Myers, Wilhemena K; Myers, Minnie

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):

11

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

11

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Echo

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Yellow

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

24 x 83 inches, 31.5 x 82.5 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Sharon L. Raymond

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

When my mother passed away.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Through oral history, this quilt was made by my mother or grandmother.  Both quilted.  However, I think my grandmother made this one.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Myers, Wilhemena Katherine Wiesner; (Myers, Minnie)

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

07-16-1887

Death date:

05-26-1982

Religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilt maker's occupation:

Home maker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Litchfield

Quilt maker's birth state:

Kansas

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

Country:

United States

5. Father's name:

Wiesner, John

Father's birthplace:

Germany

Mother's name:

Wiesner, Maria Raush

Mother's birthplace:

Germany

Number of children:

4

Number of female children:

2

Number of male children:

2

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

She loved making quilts with praire points.

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs, or rhymes used by the quilt maker:

My grandfather built her a quilting room with windows and cedar chests that went all the way around the room. She had a big quilting frame in the middle that she used.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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