QUILT INDEX RECORD
39-40-5366
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Indiana State Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Indiana Quilt Registry Project
Indiana Quilt Registry Project Number:
MU214
When was the form filled out?
4/8/1989
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Maker designed and pieced the quilt.
Who helped you fill out the form?
Clymer
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Muncie
Quilt's title:
Path Around My Mother's Flowers
How wide is the quilt?
88"
How long is the quilt?
90"
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue; Cream; Green; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Damage:
Dirty
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Color is good, fibers are strong.
What is inscribed on the quilt?
IDs owner
Time period:
1976-1999
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1987
Further information concerning dates:
1987. Maker was 34 years old when the quilt was made.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated 45 degrees
Describe the quilt setting:
Medium, bands l, seminole.
Medallion size:
60" x 58"
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
14.75", mitered corner blocks, pieced, pieced and plain strips.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Muslin weight
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Width of pieces on the back:
24", 41", 20.5"
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Describe the binding:
Mitered
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
.25"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Green, natural
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Describe the quilting designs used:
Even quilting stitches.
Quilt top made by:
McConnell, Sherry L. Schadler
Quilted by:
McConnell, Sherry L. Schadler
Other people who worked on this quilt:
McConnell, Thomas E. designed.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Anderson
Where the quilt was made, county:
Madison
Where the quilt was made, state:
Indiana (IN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Challenge or Contest entry; Personal enjoyment
Details about why the quilt was made:
Star Contest
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
purchased in Anderson and Zionsville
Contests entered:
3rd Pendleton 1987, see archive
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
There is a picture of the quiltmaker and a pattern.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Anderson
Quilt owner's state:
Indiana (IN)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
3/26/1953
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Cincinnati
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Ohio (OH)
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German, Dutch
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
General Assembly and Church of Firstborn
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Indiana State Museum
Cite this Quilt
McConnell, Sherry L. Schadle. Path Around My Mother's Flowers. 1976-1999. From Indiana State Museum, Indiana Quilt Registry Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=39-40-5366. Accessed: 03/28/24