QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3051

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:

SVA150013

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:

Desert Delight

3. Quilt Width:

64.75 inches

3. Quilt Length:

100.50 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Brown

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date; Place; Single

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Desert Delight, 2015

13.3. Method of inscription:

Ink

13.4. Location of inscription:

on back

Other location of inscription:

Lower Right

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Date quilt begun:

c:2014

Date quilt completed:

c:2015

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

16. Subject of the quilt:

Desert

17. Layout format:

Pictorial

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

22. Borders:

Two

22.2. Border descriptions:

Both borders on all sides Borders are 4.875 and 6.50 inches Plain fabric

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Broadcloth

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

Batiks (for contemporary quilts)

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Embroidery

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Beads attached

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cannot tell

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Boeck, Pat

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Machine quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Variety

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Feathering; Vines

Other quilting designs used:

Feathers, flames

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Other

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Batik

31.2. Color of backing:

Green; Rust; Yellow

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

One

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

64.750 X 100.50 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Sharon L Raymond

Quilt Owner's City:

Elgin

Quilt Owner's County:

Santa Cruz

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

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

3. Quilt maker's name:

Raymond, Sharon L.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Boeck, Pat

Birth date:

03-07-1951

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

English, German

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilt maker's occupation:

Teacher, retired

Quilt maker's birth city:

Albuquerque

Quilt maker's birth state:

New Mexico

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Wright

5. Father's name:

Wright, Simeon G.

Father's birthplace:

Parnell, MO

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Mother's name:

Wright, Esther Mae Myers

Mother's birthplace:

Midway, KS

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Number of children:

Two

Number of male children:

Two

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Friend

When learned to quilt:

Age 50 or over

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Crossroads Quilters

Location of group:

Sonoita, AZ

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Loves to design her own quilts and applique

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Mother and grandmother quilted and her grandmother had a huge quilting frame in her sewing room which she and her friends would quilt on.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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