QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-944

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:

IQRPJ-52

Alternate inventory control number:

J-52

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-23-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Little Red School House

Owner's name for quilt:

School House

Brackman # or other source & #:

865

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

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:

9.5 X 8.5 inches

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:

Two

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Three

Describe the borders:

Plain. Cornerstone bloks in the sashing are 'drunkard's path' pieced to look like birds flying.

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:

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:

Seven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Where the quilt was made, county:

Belmont County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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 county:

Belmont

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States