QUILT INDEX RECORD

40-38-787

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lane County

Oregon Quilt Project ID#:

2016.LA.EU.089

Documentation Site:

Lane County Historical Society

Date data collected:

09-12-2016

Quilt's title:

Dresden Plate

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Owner's Name:

Graham, Marilyn B.

Quilt owner's city:

Eugene

State

Oregon (OR)

Quilt owner's county:

Lane

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Dresden Plate

Owner's relationship to quiltmaker (if any):

Relative of quiltmaker

How was quilt acquired by owner?

Inheritance

Occasion, date, person inherited from, etc:

Quilt came as a gift from my mother in 1969, it was inherited to me from a family member.

Any additional stories or notes about the quilt's history or ownership?
Who will inherit this quilt?

After my mother died in 1969, I found the top in her things; seeing it for the first time. I had it quilted at my church. Not sure who will inherit this - one of my daughters.

Place made:
City

Corvallis

State

Oregon (OR)

Country:

United States

Top made by:

Banton, Clara Luelle Green

Quilted by:

Westminster Presbyterian

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Graham, Martha

Reason(s) quilt was made:

Other

Has this quilt been exhibited, displayed, or entered in competitions?

Pioneer Quilters Show, Eugene Oregon

Quiltmaker's birth date:

01-24-1876

Name of the city where the quiltmaker was born:

Johnson County

Name of the state where the quiltmaker was born:

Nebraska

Name of the country where the quiltmaker was born:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1956

Highest education level completed:

3rd grade

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Banton, Edwin Charles

Spouse's Occupation:

Millworker/ farmer

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Green

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasin

Religious Affiliation:

Protestant Christian Church

Number of children:

4

Favorite pattern:
Piecing preferences:
Quilting is done with:

Piecing: by hand Quilting: frame on horses

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Income

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Grandma quilted for others. She was 16 when she married my grandfather when he was 26. Her folks went back to Nebraska as they didn't like Oregon. She never saw them again.

Do you know if any of the following exist?

photo of quiltmaker photo of quilt

Please give other stories, customs, or interesting information about this quilt:

My grandmother was a very frugal lady. She wasted nothing. With a third grade education she was very wise. She made all the clothes for her girls; drafting patterns from the Montgomery Wards catalog and my mother said they were lovely. I remember her strawberry patch, sweet peas ( flowers) good cook and sitting at the quilting frame as she quilted for others for a little money. She sewed dresses for my sister and me- She was a very sweet kind and hard working lady.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall width (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

71"

Overall length (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

89"

Block Size: width x length

13" x 13"

Block Pattern Name:

Dresden Plate

Brackman # or other source & #:

3776

Sashing width:

4"

Borders: _1 _2 _3 _more than 3

2

Width: (in inches, to the nearest 1/2") _1 _2 _3 _____other

1st border: 3 1/2", purple 2nd border: 1/2", yellow

Quilt Layout Format:

Block pattern

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate Colors:

Purple; White

Overall Color Value:

Light or pastel colors

Damage to Quilt:

Stains

Describe the damage:

One block has a blue stain

Overall Condition:

Very good/almost new

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930

Approximate date of estimation:

c.1970

By Whom (OQP member):

ARP

Date Time Frame:

1930-1949

Timespan Date Range:

1930 to 1970, 40 years

Quilt Top Materials and Construction
Fibers types in Top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used:

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

Quilt Top Construction
Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Unique embellishments:

Blocks - hand pieced Settings - machine pieced

Quilting Description:
Techniques Used:

Hand quilting

Number of stitches per inch:

5 - 8 per inch, group quilted

Thread Type:

Cotton

Thread Color:

Pink

Width between quilting lines:

Sparse quilting.

Knots visible?

no

Overall Pattern Design:

Outline

Decorative Patterns:

Cables

Binding:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

Width of Binding:

half inch - one inch

Specific Width of Binding (measurement to nearest 1/16"):

1/2"

Quilt Batting
Materials Used:

Polyester

Batting Loft:

Thin

Describe the quilt filling:

Batting loft is Thin.

Quilt Back Materials:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Predominate Color of Backing:

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces (nearest 1/2"):

35", 35".

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Source of Quilt's Materials:

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Quilt Top Pattern Source:

Public domain/traditional pattern

Quilt Design Pattern Source:

Public domain

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