QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1428

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-36

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-36

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-21-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

58.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1924

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

16 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Thread type used for the quilting:

Yarn

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Yellow

Quilt top made by:

Pettitt, Great-grandmother

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Museum owned

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States