QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2204

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:

1988.64.131

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:

Log Patch; Double Wrench; Double X #2; Tulip Lady Fingers; Utility Double Nine Patch; London Roads; Fly Foot; Saving Housekeeper; Broken Square; Nine Patch; Shoo Fly; Pin Wheel; Quarter of Linton; Corn & Beans

Brackman # or other source & #:

2573; 1850; 1677B; 1103; 2378; 2020; 1645; 1601A; 1262A; 2486; 1102A

How wide is the quilt?

45 inches

How long is the quilt?

71 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

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:

23 blocks. Described upper left to lower right. #1 Log Patch (Brackman 2573). 15” set of 4 blocks. All dark logs to center #2 Double Wrench; Churn Dash; True Lovers Knot; the Broad Axe; T Design; Wrench; Aeroplane; Airplane; Hole in the Barn Door; French 4’s; Pioneer Patch; The Crows Nest (Brackman 1850). 9.5” block #3 Log Cabin; (Brackman 2573). 16” set of 4 blocks. Dark logs to center. #4 Double X #2 (M. Barton); Fox and Geese; Crosses & Losses; Bowtie Variation (Brackman 1316 a). 8” block. Blue with light ground #5 Tulip Lady Fingers variation (M. Barton, Rehmel 579). 14” block, black & light blue. #6 Utility Double 9 Patch (M. Barton). 9.5” block navy blue, black, red. #7 London Roads (Brackman 1677 b). 14.5” block, navy blue & red #8 Catch Me If You Can (M. Barton); Fly Foot; Swastika; Winding Blocks; Devil’s Dark Horse; Pure Symbol of Right Doctrine; Hearts Seal; Chinese 10,000 Perfections; Battle Axe of Thor; Spider; Devil’s Puzzle; Indian Emblem; Whirligig; Favorite of the Peruvians; Mound Builders; Wind Power of the Osages (Brackman 1103 b). 9.75” block, blue and black. #9 Saving Housekeeper (M. Barton); Scrap; Square on Square (Brackman 2378). 9” block light and dark black. #10 Broken Square (M. Barton); Variation (Brackman 2378). 8.5” block, black, red, brown #11 Nine Patch; SheepFold; Irish Chain (Brackman 2020). 8.5” block, navy & pink. #12 Shoo Fly Variation (M. Barton); Fence Row; Fifty Four Forty or Fight; Simplicity (Brackman 1645) 9.5” block set on point with corner triangles, blues and blacks. #13 Same as #12 #14 Necktie (M. Barton); Bowtie (Rehmel 949). 6” block, navy & red. #15 Nine Patch, Checkerboard; Nine Patch (Brackman 1601 a). 6” block, navy & red. #16 Same as #15 10” block, navy & plaid #17 Utility Log Cabin (Brackman 2573). 15” block, large center blocks, one red center, blues and blacks. #18 Pinwheel Variation (Brackman 1262 a). 7.5” block set on point with corner triangles added #19 Same as #18 #20 Nine Patch; Sheepfold; Irish Chain (Brackman 2020). 7.375” block, Brown, red, plaid. #21 Quarter of Linton; Corn & Beans (Brackman 2486). 5.875” block, Navy & Light Blue #22 One Patch (Brackman 1102 a). 7.5” block, all dark squares. #23 Same as #22.

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