QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

QA160006

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

01-23-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Goodyear, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Heartland Heroes

3. Quilt Width:

86 inches

3. Quilt Length:

86 inches

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Red; White

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date

Other type(s) of inscription:

Back lower left

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Date: 2014. Also separate care lable

13.2. Date of inscription:

c. 2014

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery

Other method of inscription:

machine embroidery

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Date quilt begun:

c. 2013

Date quilt completed:

c. 2014

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Local Quilt Store

16. Subject of the quilt:

Patriotic

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Log Cabin

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Describe the source of the pattern:

Carrie Nelson

18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):

Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

60

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe other spacing style:

Cornerstones 1.5 inches, same fabric in intersections

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1; Log Cabin

20. Sashing width:

1.25 inches

22. Borders:

2

22.2. Border descriptions:

Borders on all sies, plain, fabric same as quilt. Off-white border 1.375 inch, blue border 3 inches

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Multiple scrap

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

Unique binding materials?

red piping is part of binding

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

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

.375 binding inclues piping

Other batting:

Hobbs Heirloom 80/20

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Machine quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Top and Bobbin: Cotton Poly Core

29.3.1. Thread color:

Top matches fabric. Back: red, blue, off-white

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Single parallel lines

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Feathering

Other quilting designs used:

Used original free motion designs - teary twist.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Beige or Tan; Turquoise or Teal

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

29.5x86, 29.5x86, 29.25x86

31.4. Description of back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Made for Veterans Medical Leadership Council. Setting triangles 11.25x16 inches in red and white

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Shirley McMaster

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Bought winning ticket in raffle to benefit veterans organization

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

Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co., designed and published this pattern to benefit the Veterans Medical Leadership Council of Maricopa County.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Quilters Anonymous

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Roberts, Sue; Mickelson, Stacey; Grant, Janet; Adkins, Linda; Hahn, Jo; Hahn, Jo; Tricka, Diane

Gender:

Female

Unique characteristics of the Group:

located in Goodyear, AZ

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Essay:

Sam Young is pictured with the quilt. Sam is the head of the Veterans Medical Leadership Council, which is the organization that auctioned the quilt to raise money for the veterans in Maricopa County.

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