QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1468

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-82

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-82

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:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Maroon

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

13 inches square

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Wool yarn for embroidery stitches.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilting stitches are on the back side so they don't show through to the front.

Quilt top made by:

Dreyer, Alvina Dau

Quilted by:

Dreyer, Alvina Dau

Where the quilt was made, city:

Charles City

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?

Unknown

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:

Dau

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1873

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Whittemore

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1931

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Floyd

Quiltmaker's city:

Charles City

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Dau, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dau, Carolyn

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

Dreyer, Emil Werner

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

Farmer

Number of children:

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative