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:

QRC160010

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

03-14-2016

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

3. Quilt Width:

65 inches

3. Quilt Length:

80 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; White

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Wear to edge or binding

Other damage to quilt:

back has disintegration of fabric and stains

12. Comment or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:

Been used and washed - some colors faded - one print frayed

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

Date quilt begun:

1950s

Date quilt completed:

1950s

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950s

15. Source of Fabric:

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

dressmaking scraps, solids from 5&10 local store

16. Subject of the quilt:

Flower Garden

17. Layout format:

One patch or allover

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Flower Garden Hexagons

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

27

Size of quilt blocks:

15 half blocks, 2 quarter blocks

18.4. Block style (shape):

Hexagons

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Bridge, Anna Bowsher

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

top and bobbin: cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

top and bobbin: white

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

8

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

8

Distance between quilting lines:

.375 to 1.25 inches

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

65 x 80 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Judy Wagner

Quilt Owner's City:

Findlay

Quilt Owner's State:

Ohio (OH)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Acquired by Ferne Zabezensky in 1960 as gift from my mother and grandmother (maker). I inherited it. I gave it to my cousin Judy Wagner (the maker's granddaughter) in 2021.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Bridge, Anna

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

10-14-1887

Death date:

04-15-1963

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Caucasian of German Ancestry

Educational Background:

Graduate of Manchester College (Indiana)

Religious affiliation:

Church of the Brethern

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker, taught elementary school before marriage

Quilt maker's birth city:

Pulaski Co.

Quilt maker's birth state:

Indiana

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

5. Father's name:

Bowsher, William

Father's birthplace:

Marion Co., Ohio

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Mother's name:

Freeman, Phoebe

Mother's birthplace:

Marion Co., Ohio

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Number of children:

5

Number of male children:

5

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Gifts; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

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

Lone star and flower garden favorite patterns. Donated many quilts to local families after tornado disasters and fires as well as to church reflief society.

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

Made a quilt for each son/daughter-in-law and each of her 17 grandchildren

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

As a child I observed her making a twin or double quilt every 2 weeks. Many prints used were scraps given her from family dressmaking.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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