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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