QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1031
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:
IQRPL-17
Alternate inventory control number:
L-17
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-6-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Single Irish Chain
Owner's name for quilt:
On The Road To California
How wide is the quilt?
61 inches
How long is the quilt?
73 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1864
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
50
Size of quilt blocks:
5.5 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
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:
Pieced
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
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Other
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:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
McKinnis, Catherine Jane Hughes
Quilted by:
McKinnis, Catherine Jane Hughes
Where the quilt was made, city:
Donner Lake
Where the quilt was made, state:
California (CA)
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:
Married in 1864 at Strawberry Point, IA. In 1864 traveled by covered wagon to California. She sewed the quilt on the way. She took leaves from the trees and used them as quilting patterns.
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
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?
Traditional pattern variation
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Other
Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:
Leaves
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hughes
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8-22-1847
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Lycoming
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
May, 1937
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Farm wife
Quiltmaker's city:
Donner Lake
Quiltmaker's state:
California (CA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hughes, James
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hughes, Margaret
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
3
Cite this Quilt
McKinnis, Catherine Jane Hughe. Single Irish Chain. 1850-1875. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1031. Accessed: 03/28/24