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:

SVA170009

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

04-08-2017

Where was the documentation day held?

Sierra Vista, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Boston Puzzle

3. Quilt Width:

63 inches

3. Quilt Length:

79 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Distortion or shrinkage; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Stains

Other damage to quilt:

Batting in binding has shrunk.

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

Date quilt begun:

Mid 50's

Date quilt completed:

Mid 70's

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1970's

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Boston Puzzle

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1505

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

99

Size of quilt blocks:

6.50 x 7 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

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

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

1 to 2 inches

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Kelley, Grace Irene Settle

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

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

5 stitches per inch

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

5 stitches per inch

Distance between quilting lines:

2.50 and 4.50 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Echo

Other quilting designs used:

Block centers solid, corner .25 circles are print.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Other

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.2. Color of backing:

Blue

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

79 x 72 and 79 x 41 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Donna J. Otto

Quilt Owner's City:

Sierra Vista

Quilt Owner's County:

Cochise

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Inherited in November 2011

3. Quilt maker's name:

Tourney, Edith Manetta Settle

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

01-27-1885

Death date:

07-04-1972

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

French/German

Educational Background:

8th Grade

Religious affiliation:

Church of God - Holiness

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Decatur

Quilt maker's birth state:

Illinois

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

5. Father's name:

Tourney, George Riley

Father's birthplace:

Liberty, Adams, Illinois

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

French

Mother's name:

Tourney, Emma Esther Nora Mary Lyons

Mother's birthplace:

Lancaster, PA

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Number of children:

6

Number of female children:

3

Number of male children:

3

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Under 10 years of age

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Information on Grace Irene Settle Kelley: Born 07-27-1910 in Madison, Missouri Dec'd 04-19-1995 in Lamar, Co. Married 08-06-1927 7 children; 3 female, 4 male Made 20-50 quilts.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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