QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1409
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:
IQRPQ-17
Alternate inventory control number:
Q-17
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-21-1988
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?
64.75 inches
How long is the quilt?
71.75 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Maroon; Pink; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
90
Size of quilt blocks:
5.25 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
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:
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:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Grid square
Quilt top made by:
Schoenmann, Dorothy
Quilted by:
Schoenmann, Dorothy
Where the quilt was made, city:
Indianola
Where the quilt was made, county:
Warren
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?
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
11-14-1881
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
2-19-1970
Quiltmaker's educational background:
2 years college
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Warren
Quiltmaker's city:
Indianola
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Lawyer
Number of children:
2
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Schoenmann, Doroth. 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=6-3-1409. Accessed: 03/28/24