QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2192

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

1988.64.90

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Describe the item:

Individual quilt blocks stitched to muslin.

Owner's name for quilt:

Block Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Catch Me If You Can; Swastika; Snakes Trail; Double Wedding Ring; Hands All Around; Texas Star; Four Patch; Dutch Rose; Morning Star; Octagonal Star; Snail's Trail; Monkey Wrench; Indiana Puzzle; Sisters Choice

Brackman # or other source & #:

1130B; 302; 4044; 3807; 2397; 1930

How wide is the quilt?

41 inches

How long is the quilt?

72.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Orange

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Fifteen

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Various fabrics and prints used in blocks.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Examples of orange fabrics. Described in blocks upper left to lower right. Block 1: Catch Me If You Can, Swastika, etc. (Brackman 1130 b). Block 2: Swastika, etc. Block 3: Snakes Trail Block 4: Double Wedding Ring (Brackman 302) Block 5: Hands All Around (Brackman 4044 a & 4044 b) Block 6: Texas Star Block 7: Four Patch, 3 blocks Block 8: Dutch Rose, Morning Star, Octagonal Star, etc. (Brackman 3807) Block 9: Four Patch Block 10: Nine Patch Block 11: Snail’s Trail, Monkey Wrench, Indiana Puzzle (Brackman 2397) Block 12: Variation of Unequal Nine Patch (Brackman, pg 203) Block 13: Nine Patch Block 14: Sisters Choice (Brackman 1930) Block 15: Four Patch – Family block, Amana blue fabric print fabric.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ames

Where the quilt was made, county:

Story

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Registrar,State Historical Society of Iowa