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
Details
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