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Single Irish Chain; On The Road To California

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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