QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

TUC160063

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

08-01-2016

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Quilt In a Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

62 inches

3. Quilt Length:

62 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue; Pink

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Bubblegum Pink, Yellow, Gold, Green, Brown, White

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Tears or holes; Uneven batting

11. Repairs to quilt:

Other

Other repairs to quilt:

Seam repair

12. Comment or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:

Part ripped out to show quilt inside by owner.

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Pyramids

17. Layout format:

Vertical strip

18.1.1. Block pattern:

A thousand pyramids

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

11A

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Triangles

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

Single, plain 16.25 inch wide border on the left and right sides with different fabric from quilt top, but the same as backing.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Feedsack

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

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Paper remains:

no

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Another quilt

Other batting:

wool

28.2. Batting loft:

Thick (More than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Tied or tufted

29.3.1. Thread type:

Wool

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Pink

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

32 x 72 inches; 30 x 72 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

This quilt was not commercially manufactured. This quilt was not made for a community outreach project. Quilt inside provides batting for tied quilt. Quilt inside was lightly machine quilted.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Breneman, Judy

Quilt Owner's City:

Green 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?

About 40 years ago, the quilt was passed to Judy Breneman's husband from his family.

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

The quilt was probably from an Iowa farm belonging to Judy Breneman's husband's father.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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