QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1445

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-56

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-56

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:

Embroidered Blocks

How wide is the quilt?

63 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1922

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16 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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heart and flower designs.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt blocks were made by a group. Each lady embroidered and signed her own block. They were ranch wives and neighbors. It was quilted in 1983.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Bassett Nebraska Country Club Ladies

Quilt top made by:

Hansen, Lillie Chambers

Quilted by:

Klemesrud, Helen Hansen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bassett

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

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:

Chambers

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1897

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Omaha

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Nebraska

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1912

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1967

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German, English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Bassett

Quiltmaker's state:

Nebraska (NE)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Chambers, Ira

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Chambers, Loretta

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

Hansen, Rudolph Alfred

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

Rancher

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend