QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3480

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:

PCQ160029

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

02-12-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Pebble Creek, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Nine Square

3. Quilt Width:

71.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

77.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

9. Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

10. Damage to quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fold marks or creases; Stains

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Other external or professional date estimation:

c. 1890

By whom:

Appraiser

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Scrappy Nine Patch

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Nine Patch

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

110

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

22. Borders:

2; 1.5 inches and 3 inches

22.2. Border descriptions:

Plain border with the same fabric as quilt.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton; Linen; Rayon; Other

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Broadcloth; Flannel; Muslin

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

Dotted; Floral; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Silk

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Paper remains:

no

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Front turned to back; Straight grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

No filling

29.2. Quilted by:

Horner, Mary Elizabeth Sheely

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting; Machine 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 and 1.5 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

None

Other quilting designs used:

Parallel Lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

30.5 x 77 inches; 30.5 x 77 - 8 x 77 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Garrett, Carole Baumgardner

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Gift from M. Louella Snider Baumgardner in 1970.

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

Mary Elizabeth Sheely Horner made the quilt for her daughter, M. Elizabeth Horner Snider, as a gift.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Horner, Mary Elizabeth Sheely

Gender:

Female

Death date:

1927

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Sheely

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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