QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1514

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-32

Alternate inventory control number:

S-32

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:

Old Home

Owner's name for quilt:

House That Jack built

Brackman # or other source & #:

864

How wide is the quilt?

64.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

77.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1917-1918

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

11 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Binding had been removed.

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilt top made by:

Hodge, Laura Mae Sinn

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brighton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jefferson

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?

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 maiden name:

Sinn

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2-6-1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Jefferson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10-3-1916

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-12-1937

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

7th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Jefferson

Quiltmaker's city:

Brighton

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Sinn, John Adam

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sinn, Margaret Craff

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

Hodge, Chalmer

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

Barber

Number of children:

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative