QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1990

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Alternate inventory control number:

Z-5

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

9-2-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Star of the Bluegrass

Brackman # or other source & #:

3772

How wide is the quilt?

78 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1954

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

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?

Squares

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?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Stuffed leaves .

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Wilson, Elizabeth; Shelberg, Alice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Elliott

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pottawattamie

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Made quilt for Joan Lichter as a bribe to finish college. Made with percale from Penneys and used a Mountain Mist pattern.Lizzie said this is the best quilt she ever made. The first and only time she did trapunto work.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Won best of show at Martin's Dept. Store in Sioux City, Iowa in 1954. Won a blue ribbon at the Monona County Fair in 1954.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Deere

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1876

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

McKeesport

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1897

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1957

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher and housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Pottawattamie

Quiltmaker's city:

Elliott

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Deere, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Deere, Barbara

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

Wilson, Edward

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

Farmer

Number of children:

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative