QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2200

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:

1988.64.127

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:

Strawberry or Full Blow Tulip; Feather Star; Rolling Star; Wedding Ring; Forbidden Fruit Tree; Checkerboard; Pinwheel; Sunflower; Diamond Star; Lilly; Tulips in Vase; Box; Drunkards Path; Star; Blazing Star; Necktie; Blocks

Brackman # or other source & #:

3653; 2276B; 1262A; 2439B; 3810; 3714

How wide is the quilt?

47.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

75.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Seventeen

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 the 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:

These blocks are part of one person’s collection - she saved 300 patterns printed in newspapers before 1940. 17 blocks on panel. Name written under block on panel. Described upper left to lower right. #1 Strawberry or Full Blown Tulip (Brackman 3653). Ceasar’s Crown (Rehmel 1388 or 500 with colors reversed). #2 Feather Star (Rehmel 834) #3 Rolling Star. 8 points. #4 Wedding Ring (Rehmel 475) #5 Forbidden Fruit Tree (Rehmel 28). Variation - solid color. #6 Checkerboard (Brackman 2276 b). #7 Pinwheel variation (Brackman 1262 a), set on point. #8 Sunflower. Pattern cut from 1894 letter sent from Sandwich. 3 flowers on stems and 2 leaves. #9 Diamond Star (Brackman 2439 b). 1898 pattern cut from newspapers. #10 Lily (Rehmel 1086 North Carolina Lily). #11 Tulips in Vase (Rehmel 68 Basket of Tulips; Basket of Lilies). #12 Box (Rehmel 1502 Box; Open Box, Eccentric Star). Pattern cut from 1894 letter sent from Sandwich #13 Drunkard’s Path (Rehmel 528 Solomon’s Puzzle). Pattern cut from 1898 newspapers #14 Star (Brackman 3810 variation of 8 point broken star). Pattern cut from 1898 newspaper. #15 Blazing Star (Rehmel 822) #16 Necktie/Bowtie (Rehmel 949) #17 Blocks or Cubes (Brackman 3714 variation). Pattern cut from 1898 newspaper.

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