Quilts U to
Z
UFQ: An
unfinished quilt. A quilt top that you have started and never
quite found the time to complete.
Union Square
Maker unknown, possibly made in Cass County, Michigan
Circa 1875-1895
International Quilt Study Center, Ardis and Robert James Collection,
1997.007.0053
Utility Quilt:
A quilt made for everyday use, generally in a simple pattern
with simple quilting
designs.
Variable Star
Maker unknown, possibly made in Pennsylvania
Circa 1860-1880
91" x 71"
International Quilt Study Center, Ardis and Robert James Collection,
1997.007.0087
The eight-point star is a basic and enduring
design in the quilting tradition. There are numerous variations
of this design, with even more numerous names to accompany them.
Virginia Reel
Alternate pattern name: Flyfoot
Maker unknown, possibly made in Pennsylvania
Circa 1900
66" x 66"
International Quilt Study Center, Jonathan Holstein Collection,
2003.003.0182
Purchase made possible through James Foundation Acquisition Fund,
partial gift of Jonathan Holstein
Wall Quilt: A
small quilt intended to be used as wall decoration.
Warp/Weft: The
woven thread in the fabric. Warp threads are long and run from
top to bottom in the length of the material. Weft threads run
from side to side and are generally shorter.
Whig Rose variation
Caroline Stevens Cherry, Nebraska
Circa 1872
90" x 86"
Nebraska State Historical Society, Source: Mrs. C. Lloyd Peterson
(Verona Fellers),
9349-1
This Whig Rose-style quilt, named after
a political party active in the United States from 1834 to 1854,
was given to Verona Fellers by her grandmother, Susan Isabelle
Cherry Fellers. Susan came from Ohio to Nebraska by covered wagon
in 1870 and lived near Clatonia. She married Wesley Fellers of
Dewitt in 1876. This quilt was given to Susan by her stepmother,
Caroline Stevens Cherry, around 1872.
White Work:
A quilt of solid white fabric in which the entire design is in
the quilting stitches.
Whole-Cloth Quilt:
A quilt made from one large piece of fabric, usually a solid
color, that is quilted.
Windblown Star
Alternate name: Windblown Square
Judith Thompson, Wenonah, New Jersey
1992
59" x 51"
Nebraska State Historical Society, Source: Nebraska Quasquicentennial
Commission
11418-1
Judith Thompson, a Nebraska native living in New Jersey, made
this quilt that she called "Nebraska Governors 1867-1992,"
for the Nebraska Quasquicentennial celebration in 1992. The quilter
noted at the time that she included some pre-1921 fabric samples
from the House of Dresses, an Omaha dry goods store. All of the
living Nebraska governors signed her quilt.
Windblown
Tulips
Maker unknown, possibly made in Nebraska
Circa 1930s
88" x 86"
Nebraska State Historical Society, Source: Mrs. B. N. Nesmith,
9406-33
Post-World War I improvements in synthetic
dye manufacturing resulted in increased production of colorfast
fabrics in a broad array of colors. Light colors and pastels
were very popular in the late 1920s through the 1950s, and this
quilt is a good example of that trend.
Young Man's Fancy
Alternate pattern name: Bachelor's Puzzle
Maker unknown, possibly made in Pennsylvania
Circa 1910
82" x 76"
International Quilt Study Center, Jonathan Holstein Collection,
2003.003.0205
Purchase made possible through James Foundation Acquisition Fund,
partial gift of Jonathan Holstein
Yoyo
Maker unknown, possibly made in the Midwest
Circa 1915-1935
89" x 84"
International Quilt Study Center, Ardis and Robert James Collection,
1997.007.0896.1
Although it is technically not a quilt,
since there is no batting or backing, this piece is fun and interesting
to look at.
Yoyo:
Fabric circles that are gathered, flattened, and jointed to make
a lightweight, unbacked coverlet. Single yoyos can be used for
appliqué.
