QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1515
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-33
Alternate inventory control number:
S-33
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:
Hexagon
Owner's name for quilt:
Trip Around The World
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Charm Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
160 a
How wide is the quilt?
88.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
93 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Repairs:
Rebound
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Size of quilt blocks:
2.75 inch hexagon
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?
Hexagons; Same block throughout
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
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5-7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Emmons, Mrs. George
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
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilted by a group in 1986.
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
For her daughter's hope chest.
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:
1852
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Jefferson County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Jefferson
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Cite this Quilt
Emmons, Mrs. Georg. Hexagon. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1515. Accessed: 04/23/24