QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1442

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-53

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-53

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:

Album

Brackman # or other source & #:

2813 c

How wide is the quilt?

78 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

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:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Watson, Emily Sayers

Quilted by:

Schroeder, Eliza

Where the quilt was made, city:

Elma

Where the quilt was made, county:

Howard

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 maiden name:

Sayers

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-23-1855

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Alpine

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Illinois

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

4-6-1876

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Jan. 1906

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Country school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farm wife

Quiltmaker's county:

Howard

Quiltmaker's city:

Elma

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Watson, John

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

Farmer

Number of children:

One

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

One