QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3719
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
HQD044
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
9/23/1993
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
3. Quilt Width:
67.5"
3. Quilt Length:
77"
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Corners gone
7. Predominant Color(s):
Red; Blue or Navy; White; Black; Gray; Beige or Tan; Pink
9. Overall condition:
Fair/worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Fading; Discoloration or dyes ran
Other damage to quilt:
Faded-much, heavy wear, fragile.
14. Date of Quilt:
1876-1900
Other external or professional date estimation:
1900?
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Birds in the Air/Delectable Mountains
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
12" x 12"
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
22. Borders:
Multiple borders.
22.2. Border descriptions:
4" (pieced), 2.25" and 2.5" (plain). 1 partial block, 2 plain strips, butted corners.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Plaid; Striped
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
Rib. Muslin weight. Medium florals, small and medium geometrics, small and medium dots, small checks. White cotton thread was used in construction.
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing
Unique binding materials?
No binding left. The binding is the same on all sides.
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Straight grain; Back turned to front
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:
0.25"
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
Other batting:
Filler shows, commercially made batting.
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Not quilted
29.3.1. Thread type:
Cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
White
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
7
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
8
Other quilting designs used:
Shell or fan 1".
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
1 piece of indigo floral
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Interesting old fabrics
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Judith Medcalf Epple
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
This quilt came to Arizona in 1981. From a friend in 1970 who no longer wanted it because it was in poor condition. Present owner, Judith Eppler, 1970-1993.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Where the quilt was made, city:
Union Star
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Details
Cite this Quilt
Birds in the Air/Delectable Mountains. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3719. Accessed: 03/29/24