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6-3-1451

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-62

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-62

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:

Pinwheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1262 a

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Four

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:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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:

All-over-design; Grid square

Quilt top made by:

Greimann, Berndina Katter

Quilted by:

Goll, Emma Greimann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Garner

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hancock

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

This was the last quilt she made.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To pass down to others.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their 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:

Katter

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7-26-1857

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ladenberger, Westphalia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8-15-1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Reformed Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Hancock

Quiltmaker's city:

Garner

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Katter, Herman Heinrick Wilhelm

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Katter, Anna Peterjohn

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

Farmer

Number of children:

14

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Cite this Quilt

Greimann, Berndina Katte. Pinwheel. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1451. Accessed: 03/28/24