QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4151

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:

HQD139

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

9/16/1995

1. Type of quilt object

Quilt top with unfinished edge

3. Quilt Width:

70.5"

3. Quilt Length:

77.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Blue; Yellow; Green; Orange; Purple; White; Black; Brown; Gray; Navy; Tan; Pink; Gold; Maroon

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading

Other damage to quilt:

Fragile

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Other external or professional date estimation:

1935

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Scraps from making house dresses and aprons

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Double Wedding Ring

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

22.2. Border descriptions:

No borders

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain; Floral; Dotted; Paisley; Checked; Plaid; Striped; Feedsack

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight; small, medium and large florals; small paisleys; small checks. Cotton thread.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Edges turned in/no separate binding

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

It's a blanket.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Burch, Alvira Bell Cutler Chatfield

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

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

machine 8-14

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

hand 7

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

Other quilting designs used:

Quilting stitches are uneven.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

Name of Quilt Owner:

Joyce Meyer

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was inherited from grandmother/mother in 1992. This quilt came to Arizona in 1992. Prior owners of the quilt were: Joyce Meyer, 1992-present; Eva Smith -1992; Alvira Burch.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Burch, Alvira Bell Cutler Chatfield

Birth date:

8/2/1893

Death date:

3/20/1982 in Bronson, MI

Quilt maker's birth city:

Branch County

Quilt maker's birth state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Gifts

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

The quiltmaker pieced and quilted. The maker made other quilts, they include a Bowtie, Peony and Crazy quilt.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The quiltmaker lived in: Sturgis, MI; Coldwater, MI; Bronson, MI, 1952-1982

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project