QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-689

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:

IQRPH-67

Alternate inventory control number:

H-67

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-18-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Embroidered Block

How wide is the quilt?

67.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

77.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Twenty

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain

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:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Prairie Points

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:

9-10

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Lorack, Ruth; Wade, Edith

Quilted by:

Lorack, Ruth; Wade, Edith

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wellman

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

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:

Ruth taught herself to sew. Edith was taken out of school to care for her 6 month old sister after the death of their mother.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

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:

Chapman

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-21-1912 = Lorack, 10-15-1882 = Wade

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Wellman = Lorack, Nira = Wade

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3-3-1979 = Lorack; 3-21-1906 = Wade

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2-19-1967 = Wade

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English/German = Lorack, English = Wade

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School , teaching cerificate = Lorack, High school = Wade.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic = Lorack, Protestant = Wade

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker/teacher = Lorack, Homemaker = Wade

Quiltmaker's county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's city:

Wellman

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wade, Alexis / Chapman, Alfred

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wade, Eva / Chapman, Jane

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Lorack, Arthur; Wade, Alexis

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

Farmers

Number of children:

4 = Lorack, 7 = Wade

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative; Self-Taught