QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1416
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-24
Alternate inventory control number:
Q-24
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:
Hearts and Gizzards
Brackman # or other source & #:
1500
How wide is the quilt?
65 inches
How long is the quilt?
73 inches
Shape of edge:
Other
Describe the edge:
Prairie Points
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Prairie Points
What color is the quilt?
Gold; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1925-1940
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
18
Size of quilt blocks:
7 inches square
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:
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:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
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?
Prairie Points
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
Quilt top made by:
Hueffroy, Mrs. Ed
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 country:
United States
Cite this Quilt
Hueffroy, Mrs. E. Hearts and Gizzards. 1930-1949. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1416. Accessed: 04/24/24