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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4378

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:

SVA170033

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:

Blue Canadian

3. Quilt Width:

65 inches

3. Quilt Length:

80 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Two color

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue; White

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Open seams

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1970 - c. 1980

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

20 x 20 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

Paper remains:

no

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

greater than one inch

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

Binding is 1.5 to 2 inches

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Polyester

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Neidermayer, Maria (Berndl)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

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

6

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

7

Distance between quilting lines:

3 inches

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Parallel lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Synthetic

31.2. Color of backing:

Blue or Navy

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

39.5 x 65 inches; 42 x 65 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

This quilt was not commercially manufactured. This quilt was not made for a community outreach project.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Neidermayer, Lylia Rose

Quilt Owner's City:

Sierra Vista

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

This quilt was a gift to Lylia Rose Neidermayer's son from his grandmother.

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

Maria (Berndl) Neidermayer made one quilt for each grandson.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Neidermayer, Maria (Berndl)

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

02-06-1913

Death date:

07-26-1989

Educational Background:

High School

Religious affiliation:

Mormon

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Munich

Quilt maker's province of birth:

Fbcon

Quilt maker's country of birth:

Germany

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Number of children:

4

Number of female children:

1

Number of male children:

3

7. Name of quilting group

Mormon Church

Location of group:

Calgary

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

5-20 quilts

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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Cite this Quilt

Neidermayer, Maria (Berndl. Blue Canadian. 1976-1999. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-4378. Accessed: 03/28/24