QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1482

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Alternate inventory control number:

R-67

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

7-23-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

The China Aster variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3474

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Orange

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:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

12 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:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain

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:

Machine Piecing

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?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Watson, Harriet Shoemaker

Quilted by:

Watson, Harriet

Where the quilt was made, city:

Reinbeck

Where the quilt was made, county:

Grundy

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?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To use for warmth.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

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:

Shoemaker

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-11-1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Grundy County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6-1-1892

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5-10-1955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Pennsylvania Dutch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Grundy

Quiltmaker's city:

Reinbeck

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Shoemaker, Jacob

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Shoemaker, Maria

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

Watson, George

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

Butcher

Number of children:

10

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative