QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3199

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society-Sanguinetti House Museum- Rio Colorado Division

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

AZHS0002

Museum Accesssion Number:

R12.1.1

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

10-08-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Hoemako 1985

3. Quilt Width:

80.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

91.25 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Two color

7. Predominant Color(s):

Cream

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Tan is also used in this quilt

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date; Place

Other type(s) of inscription:

Label on back

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Arizona, Yuma Yuma County Extension Homemakers Council 1976 on front, Label on back Hoemaks 1985 embroidered in cursive

13.2. Date of inscription:

1976, Label is dated 1985

13.3. Method of inscription:

Embroidery

Other method of inscription:

Inscription is hand embroidered and hand appliqued

13.4. Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Other location of inscription:

The inscription is located on the front center and front lower middle, the Label is located on the upper Left on the back

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1985

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Yuma Arizona - various scenes or people

17. Layout format:

Medallion or framed center

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

Pictorial scenes of people

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5X11.5 inches

18.3 Medallion Size (LxW, Diam):

Medallion is 44.75X34.5 inches and has embroidery and applique

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

Describe other spacing style:

Framing of the Medallion includes 18 pieced blocks of the pictorial scenes

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

18 various pictorial scenes

22. Borders:

There is a single 11.5 inch border

22.2. Border descriptions:

The plain border is on all sides with plain cornerstones using the same fabric as in the quilt top

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton; Other

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Other

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Homespun fabric was used

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique; Other applique

25.3. Novelty techniques:

Other novelty technique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Needle turn hand applique was used

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Polyester

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium (3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Cream

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

3 stitches per inch

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

5 stitches per inch

Distance between quilting lines:

1.75 inches between the quilting lines

Knots visible:

yes

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Single parallel lines

Other quilting designs used:

Parallel lines were quilted in the borders

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Three pieces make the quilt back

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

16.25X91.25 inches, 41X91.25 inches and 19X91.25 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

The quilt was made for an outreach/ community project called the Yuma County Extension Homemakers Council

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Name of Quilt Owner:

Arizona Historical Society, Sanguinetti House Museum, Rio Colorado Division

Quilt Owner's City:

Yuma

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

3. Quilt maker's name:

Evelyn Baker; possibly others

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Cooperative Extension Service group

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Arizona Historical Society Sanguinetti House Museum Rio Colorado Division

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