QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2225

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:

IQRPA-4

Alternate inventory control number:

A-4

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Star of the East

Brackman # or other source & #:

3808

How wide is the quilt?

69.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

11-12 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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:

Print borders on length sides.

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:

Unknown

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Unknown

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:

Nine

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Line quilting in pieced blocks. Feather rings in plain blocks with hanging diamond grid behind the feathers.

Quilt top made by:

Hochreiter, Julia Ann Felgar

Quilted by:

Felgar, Lucretia and friends

Where the quilt was made, city:

Trenton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Henry

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was given to owner by her grandmother.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Family tradition to make blocks by the time they were 10 years old.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Never used as bedding. Was put on the bed when company came.

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Felgar

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3-4-1849

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Trenton

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2-1-1941

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Iowa Weslyan College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Henry

Quiltmaker's city:

Trenton

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Felgar, Jacob

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Felgar, Jucretia

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

Farmer

Number of children:

Two

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure