QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1075

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-62

Alternate inventory control number:

L-62

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:

Hickory Leaf

Brackman # or other source & #:

3110 b

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Repairs:

Cut down to smaller size

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

You can see seeds in the quilt when held to the light.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Leaf design

Quilt top made by:

Lotveldt, Aasa Kaasa

Quilted by:

Lotveldt, Aasa

Where the quilt was made, county:

Winneshiek

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?

Home decoration

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

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Dr. Nelson at the museum said this is a very early quilt of museum quality. It has appeared in every local Nordic Fest Quilt show.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kaasa

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4-14-1840

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Heddal

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Norway

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1922

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Norwegian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Winneshiek

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Lotveldt, Christian

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

Farmer

Number of children:

10