QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1453
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-63
Alternate inventory control number:
Q-63
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:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Quilt's title:
Aunt Sukey's Patch
Brackman # or other source & #:
2539 c
How wide is the quilt?
69 inches
How long is the quilt?
79 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
11.25 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:
None
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Quilt top made by:
Nemetz, Emma Urba
Where the quilt was made, city:
Duncan
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
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
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Urba
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Chicago
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Illinois
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1964
Quiltmaker's educational background:
8th grade
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Store worker
Quiltmaker's county:
Hancock
Quiltmaker's city:
Duncan
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Urba, John
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Urba, Anna
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Nemetz, Frank
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Storekeeper
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
one
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
one
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Nemetz, Emma Urb. Aunt Sukey's Patch. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1453. Accessed: 04/25/24