QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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