QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3475

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:

PCQ160024

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

01-29-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Pebble Creek, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Dutchmen's Puzzle

3. Quilt Width:

85 inches

3. Quilt Length:

83 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Turquoise or Teal

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Off-White

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Dirty; Fold marks or creases; Stains

Other damage to quilt:

Back: Stains, Tears, Binding threads broken, Pencil-Pen marks, Wear to edge and Frayed

13. Inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Place

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Quilted by Gradma Minnie Schellhamer 1964 New Tripoli, Penna. For Louise and Ike Fils. Ink, Attached with white label and decorative stitches. "Wedding gift from Grandma"

13.4. Location of inscription:

on back

Other location of inscription:

Lower Left

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

Date quilt completed:

c. 1940's

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1964

By whom:

Committee. Many feedsacks in quilt

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

1339A Dutchman's Puzzle (1889 Pattern in Brackman's)

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Dutchman's Puzzle

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1339A

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

20. Sashing width:

4 1/4 x 10 1/4 width, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches= cornerstones inner and outer, fabric same as quilt.

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

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:

Dotted; Feedsack; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Front turned to back; Bias grain; Commercial; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Blanket or flannel

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Schellhamer, Minnie

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

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

5

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

6

Distance between quilting lines:

1 inch

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

In-the-ditch; Other

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Cables; Floral; Vines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3, Muslin

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

13 x 83, 24 1/2 x 82, 34 x 83 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Louise Fills

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

c. 1964, As a wedding gift.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Schellhamer, Minnie

Gender:

Female

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife

Quilt maker's birth city:

Heidelberg Township

Quilt maker's birth state:

Pennsylvania

5. Father's name:

Metzger

Number of children:

3

Number of female children:

1

Number of male children:

2

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Ladies Aid Society

Location of group:

Ebeneezer Evangelical and Reformed

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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