QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-221

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPC-85

Alternate inventory control number:

C-85

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-8-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Old Home

Owner's name for quilt:

Little Red School House

Brackman # or other source & #:

864

How wide is the quilt?

73 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Maroon; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Sixteen

Size of quilt blocks:

12-13 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Eight

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

Baptist fans.

Quilt top made by:

Hagey, Sarah

Quilted by:

Hagey, Sarah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Burlington Junction

Where the quilt was made, county:

Nodaway

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt has been passed down through the family.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Quilt made for household use.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Van Sickle

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1840

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1927

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Pennsylvania Dutch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

First Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Nodaway

Quiltmaker's city:

Burlington Junction

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Van Sickle, Andrew

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

Twelve

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative