QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1487

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:

IQRPS-5

Alternate inventory control number:

S-5

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

7-26-1988

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?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Describe the damage:

Backing is gone

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MAH MH Mary

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1901

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

20 inches square

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Linen; 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

Description of the back:

Backing is gone

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilt top made by:

Hushak, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clutier

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tama

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Last name may have been Husak.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To use.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Husak

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12-8-1880

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Clutier

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1902 and 1907

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

9-9-1945

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Czechoslavakia

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farm wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Tama

Quiltmaker's city:

Clutier

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Husak, Frank

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Husak, Anna

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

Roubinek, Joseph; Roubinek, John

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

Farmer

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught