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:

130137

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

06-30-2013

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson Saddle Brooke

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Grandmother's Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

69.25 inches

3. Quilt Length:

82 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Other

Other damage to quilt:

Slight tear near corner

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Rocky Road to California

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1693-A

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

Thirty

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 inches

20. Sashing width:

2.5 inches

22. Borders:

One

22.2. Border descriptions:

Borders on all sides, plain, same as quilt.

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; Feedsack; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine 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

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Off Whit

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

6 SPI

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

6 SPI

Distance between quilting lines:

1,875 inches

Knots visible:

no

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Two

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

35 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

No No

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Judith A. Renfrow

Quilt Owner's City:

Tucson

Quilt Owner's County:

Pinal

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

1982, given to me by my mother

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

My mother related to me the quilt was made by Grandmother to use in winter. The quilt was made prior to 1958 the year my Grandfather passed away and she moved into town from the lake house.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Boatright, Cora Myrtle Graham

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

04-09-1889

Marriage date:

05-27-1907

Death date:

10-04-1967

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Educational Background:

Unknown

Religious affiliation:

Methodisht

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife

Quilt maker's birth city:

Paris

Quilt maker's birth state:

Texas

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Graham

5. Father's name:

Graham, James Hatley

Father's birthplace:

Blossom, Lamar County, Texas

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Mother's name:

Johnson, Alzura Sabina

Mother's birthplace:

Lamar County, Texas

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Boatright, William Chesley

Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Number of children:

Four

Number of female children:

Two

Number of male children:

Two

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

Other

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

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

She used discarded clothing from family and friends

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs, or rhymes used by the quilt maker:

My grandmother had a quilt frame affixed to the ceiling in her sitting room that would drop down for working on a project. Because of the hot, humid Texas summers, she did most of her quilting in the winter.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

She gardened, canned and kept house, made three meals a day and sewed for her family

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

Probably neighbors and other relatives

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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