QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1464

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-76

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-76

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:

Periwinkle

Brackman # or other source & #:

445.9

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1925-1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

250

Size of quilt blocks:

3.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Gabe, Minnie Oldenburg

Quilted by:

Gabe, Minnie Oldenburg

Where the quilt was made, city:

Greene

Where the quilt was made, county:

Floyd

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?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Oldenburg

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9-16-1882

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3-17-1904

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1-26-1968

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Floyd

Quiltmaker's city:

Greene

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Oldenburg, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Oldenburg, Colleen

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

Gabe, William

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

Farmer

Number of children:

7

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

She took sewing lessons from traveling dress makers in her home. She lioved to make quilts. Family joked that she wore out a pair of scissors quilting.