QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1478

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-93

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-93

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Victorian Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

63.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

65 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Maroon

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

JCE

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Painted on.

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

9 inches square

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain fabric with embroidered, painted and sequin embellishments.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; 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:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Embroidery; Painting

Embellishments used:

Metallic thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Painted animals, children, butterflies and flowers.

Materials used to make the back:

Satin/Sateen

What color is the back of the quilt?

Maroon

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Machine quilting on the back only.

Quilt top made by:

Evans, Rebecca

Quilted by:

Evans, Rebecca

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

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 country:

United States