BACK TO QUILTS

Nine Patch

CITE THIS QUILT

img
quilt

QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-969

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-82

Alternate inventory control number:

J-82

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:

Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601 a

How wide is the quilt?

20 inches

How long is the quilt?

27 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Twelve

Size of quilt blocks:

5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain 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:

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:

Six

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilt top made by:

Younggreen, Hulda

Quilted by:

Younggreen, Hulda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Laurens

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pocahantas

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To use.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1875-1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Sweden

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1962

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swede

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress

Quiltmaker's county:

Pocahantas

Quiltmaker's city:

Laurens

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

Eight

Cite this Quilt

Younggreen, Huld. Nine Patch. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-969. Accessed: 03/28/24