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38-36-3634

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:

PSC1500069

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

11-10-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Prescott, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Pink & Scrap Log Cabin

3. Quilt Width:

73 inches

3. Quilt Length:

84.38 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Pink

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Cadet Blue

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt begun:

1910

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Log Cabin

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Multiple scrap

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Paper remains:

no

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Cool, Muriel Lee Post

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):

4

Distance between quilting lines:

1 inch

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

In-the-ditch; Other

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

None

Other quilting designs used:

X in center for motif/overall pattern.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Pink

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

26.5 x 73 inches; 30 x 73 inches; 28.5 x 73 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Quit was not commercially manufactured.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Hanna, Georgeanne

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Georgeanne Hanna received this quilt in 1998 when her grandmother, Muriel Lee (Post) Cool passed away.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Cool, Muriel Lee Post

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

09-21-1891

Death date:

02-16-1988

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Educational Background:

High School

Religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quilt maker's occupation:

School Teacher/Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

New Britain, Hartford

Quilt maker's birth state:

Connecticut

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Post

5. Father's name:

Post, Gerritt (Vander)

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Mother's name:

Barkentin, Harriet Jane

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Number of children:

2 living; 1 died after birth

Number of female children:

1

Number of male children:

1

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 20-29

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Muriel Lee (Post) Cool did custom dressmaking after being widowed. She taught Georgeanne Hanna how to sew.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arizona (AZ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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Cite this Quilt

Cool, Muriel Lee Pos. Pink & Scrap Log Cabin. 1901-1929. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3634. Accessed: 03/29/24