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Elizabeth MacCullough Hervey Quilt; Kind Lucy, Red woven basket, Blue floral urn, Frigate, Woven fruit basket, Hunter

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4260

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:

TUC160050

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

04-11-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Elizabeth MacCullough Hervey Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

41.50 inches

3. Quilt Length:

60 5/8 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

10. Damage to quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran

13. Inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Place

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Names of blocks and date of each.

13.2. Date of inscription:

Completed 2016

13.3. Method of inscription:

Computer generated

13.4. Location of inscription:

on back

Other location of inscription:

Lower left corner

14. Date of Quilt:

2000-2025

Date quilt begun:

January 2011

Date quilt completed:

February 2016

Family/owner's date for quilt:

February 2016

15. Source of Fabric:

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Local quilt store

16. Subject of the quilt:

Baltimore Album

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Kind Lucy, Red woven basket, Blue floral urn, Frigate, Woven fruit basket, Hunter

Describe the source of the pattern:

MacCullough Hervey quilt, traced by Mary Lou McDonald

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

17.50 x 17.50 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

6

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

One border on all sides that is pieced, has cornerstones using different printed fabric from the quilt.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.3. Novelty techniques:

Other novelty technique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Fussy Cut

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery; Ink drawing

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Straight grain; Home cut; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Jensen, Karolyn

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Machine quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Cream

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Clamshell; Grid square; Outline

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Feathering

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

Other quilting designs used:

Feathering is quilted in the sashing/border. Background fill patterns are Outline and clamshell.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

4

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

60.75 x 16; 60.75 x 27 7/8; 60.75 x 11.25 and 60.75 x 52 5/8 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Susan Marie Tesch Franklin

Quilt Owner's City:

Oro Valley

Quilt Owner's County:

Pima

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Owner

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Pattern for complete Hervey quilt, calendar featuring Hervey quilt.  Owner enjoys making Baltimore Album quilts.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Franklin, Susan Marie Tesch

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

03-30-1942

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

German

Educational Background:

PhD

Religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quilt maker's occupation:

Retired

Quilt maker's birth city:

Aurora

Quilt maker's birth state:

Illinois

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Class

When learned to quilt:

Age 50 or over

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Numerous local, state and national

Specialized activities/events of group:

Focus on quilt history and quilt documentation

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Template free applique, Baltimore Album quilts

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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Cite this Quilt

Franklin, Susan Marie Tesc. Elizabeth MacCullough Hervey Quilt. February 2016. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-4260. Accessed: 03/28/24