QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2269

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:

1988.64.15

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Log Cabin

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunshine and Shadow

Brackman # or other source & #:

2573

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; Orange; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Describe the damage:

Water damage has caused discoloration to chrome yellow at lower right corner.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

4.5 inches X 4.5 inches

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Print

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:

5 stitches per inch.

Width between quilting lines:

1.5 inch grid through each block.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Public domain

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