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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4145

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:

HQD132

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

9/16/1995

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

80.5"

3. Quilt Length:

81"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; White; Pink

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Other external or professional date estimation:

1900-1920

Further information concerning dates:

1912

15. Source of Fabric:

Purchased new

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Rose of Sharon

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

20" x 21"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe other spacing style:

Sashing is pink cotton

20. Sashing width:

4.5"

22.2. Border descriptions:

4"; plain strips, mitered corners, pink cotton fabric.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Glazed

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Cotton thread.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Buttonhole stitch outlining applique

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

Unique embellisments:

Pink and green decorative thread. Buttonhole stitch around main motif.

Unique binding materials?

The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

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:

No filler shows. Commercially made batt.

29.2. Quilted by:

Wendt, Della Brummer

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

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

9

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

10

Other quilting designs used:

Buttonhole stitch in plain blocks. Quilting stitches are even.

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Unbleached Muslin

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

32.25" x 81"; 32.25" x 81"; 14.5" x 81"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

Name of Quilt Owner:

Verda Mae Morris

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was inherited from her mother in 1980.This quilt came to Arizona in 1969. Prior owners of the quilt were: Verda Mae Morris, daughter, 1980-present; Della Brummer Wendt, 1912 to 1980.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Wendt, Della Brummer

Birth date:

6/1/1896

Death date:

5/28/1983 in Scottsdale, AZ

Quilt maker's birth city:

Island Grove

Quilt maker's birth state:

Illinois (IL)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Gifts

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

She learned to quilt in 1912. The quiltmaker pieced, appliqued and quilted. The maker made other quilts.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The quiltmaker lived in: Ireland Grove, IL, 1896-1916; Lewistown, MT, 1916-1969; Scottsdale, AZ, 1969-1983.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ireland Grove

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details about why the quilt was made:

She made it at age 16 with first money she earned

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Cite this Quilt

Wendt, Della Brumme. Rose of Sharon. 1901-1929. 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=38-36-4145. Accessed: 03/29/24