QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1472

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-87

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-87

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-21-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

How wide is the quilt?

79.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

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:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

16 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

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

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilt top made by:

Collins, Suzie

Quilted by:

Collins, Suzie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Linden

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1875

Quiltmaker's city:

Linden

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States