QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1540
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-57
Alternate inventory control number:
S-57
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
How wide is the quilt?
70 inches
How long is the quilt?
86 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Describe the damage:
Green has faded to brown.
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
12.5 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:
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back
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:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Describe the quilting designs used:
Circles
Quilt top made by:
Bauerle, Wilhelmine Drawe
Quilted by:
Bauerle, Wilhelmine
Where the quilt was made, city:
Hubbard
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:
Mother made quilt for owner'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 maiden name:
Drawe
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
5-1-1878
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Hubbard
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
5-24-1899
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12-8-1948
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's city:
Hubbard
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Drawe, Christian
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Drawe, Louisa Weichman
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Bauerle, Frederick William
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
6
Cite this Quilt
Bauerle, Wilhelmine Draw. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1540. Accessed: 04/26/24