QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1518

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-36

Alternate inventory control number:

S-36

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:

The Dandy Quilt Block

Brackman # or other source & #:

1680

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

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:

Hand Piecing; Machine 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:

4-5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Svacina, Mary Teresa Puth

Quilted by:

Bratton, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tama

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

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?

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:

Puth

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

6-19-1876

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Prairie du Chein

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8-13-1973

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

3rd grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress, homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Tama

Quiltmaker's city:

Tama

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Puth, Jodok

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Puth, Mary Bauer

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

Harness maker

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative