QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1450

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-61

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-61

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:

Union Square

Brackman # or other source & #:

2056

How wide is the quilt?

32.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

55.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Orange; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1925-1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

Two

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

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Wefel, Alvina

Quilted by:

Wefel, Alvina

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clarksville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Butler

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?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

to use for warmth

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Old clothes

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:

Wedeking

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1-25-1861

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Guttenberg

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1-30-1880

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-29-1939

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

German Evangelical

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Butler

Quiltmaker's city:

Clarksville

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wedeking, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wedeking, Caroline

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

Wefel, Henery W.

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

Farmer

Number of children:

6

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative