QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3419
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:
TUC150164
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
09-01-2015
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Margaret's Quilt
3. Quilt Width:
60.25 inches
3. Quilt Length:
78.75 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Lavender; White
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
9. Overall condition:
Very good/almost new
13. Inscription:
Initials
13.1. Content of inscription(s):
"RKBL" (maker's initials)
13.2. Date of inscription:
c. 2011
13.3. Method of inscription:
Ink
13.4. Location of inscription:
other
Other location of inscription:
written on quilt front corner
14. Date of Quilt:
2000-2025
Date quilt begun:
c. 2010
Date quilt completed:
c. 2011
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 2011
15. Source of Fabric:
Purchased new
16. Subject of the quilt:
Magazine pattern (picture) 1930's or 1940's
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5 x 12.5 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Squares
18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
18.7. Number of different block patterns present:
1;
22. Borders:
2
22.2. Border descriptions:
Two borders 1 inch and 2.25 inch. Borders on all sides, plain, fabric same as quilt
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Floral; Print; Solid/plain
25.1 Piecing techniques:
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:
Separate binding applied; Home cut; Hand sewn; Machine sewn
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:
Angerhofer, Barbara
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Machine quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
top and bobbin: cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
top and bobbin: white
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Other
29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:
Cables
Other quilting designs used:
Celtic knot motif/overall design. Free form on the patches
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
Lavender; Orange; Purple
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
3
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
40x78.75; 10.5x78.75; 9.75x78.75
31.4. Description of back:
Machine sewn; Print; Same fabric used throughout
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Object not commercially manufactured. Number of plain squares: 6 squares, 10 half-squares, 4 quarter-squares. No sleeve.
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Rachel Lyman
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Owner completed in c. 2011
3. Quilt maker's name:
Lyman, Rachel Becksted
Gender:
Female
Quilt maker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quilt maker's birth city:
Tucson
Quilt maker's birth state:
Arizona
6. How did the maker learn to quilt:
From Friend; From Relative
When learned to quilt:
Age 11-19
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts; Pleasure
8. Estimated number of quilts made:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Lyman, Rachel Beckste. Margaret's Quilt. c. 2011. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3419. Accessed: 03/28/24