QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1048
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Who documented this quilt?
Wisconsin Quilt History Project
Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:
A1130
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
06-20-2015
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Rectangles All Sides
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Building Blocks
Brackman # or other source & #:
144
How wide is the quilt?
74 in.
How long is the quilt?
85 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Burgundy; Gold; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fold marks or creases; Open seams
Time period:
1950-1975
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c.1955
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Rayon; Other blends
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Seersucker
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine 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?
Beige or Tan; Coral; Cream; Fuchsia; Green; Orange; Purple; Turquoise or Teal; Yellow
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
9
Width of pieces on the back:
15.5 in., 30 in., 12 in., 16 in., 6 in., 6 in., 12 in., 9.5 in., 13 in.
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Print
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Blanket or flannel
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
3 spi
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
4 spi
Width between quilting lines:
varies from 2 in. to 2.5 in.
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
The back of the quilt is basted to the flannel lining. The largest piece of the back is a cretonne fabric made with a twill weave. The smaller pieces are cut from feed or flour sacks, as evidenced by the typical line of stitching holes on one and the machine ladder stitch seam on the other.
Quilt top made by:
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hahn
Quilted by:
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hahn
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Hahn, Eva Barbara Gunderman
Where the quilt was made, city:
Victor
Where the quilt was made, county:
Iowa
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was purchased from the quilt owner's cousin, who had inherited it.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Feed or flour sacks; Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Mrs. Kaufmann made many quilts. Several of them have been documented by this project, including A1138 and A1139.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilt owner has many cardboard quilting templates that belonged to Louisa Kaufmann and her mother Eva Barbara Hahn.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hahn
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
06-18-1894
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Victor, Iowa County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12-26-1958
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
grammar school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
home maker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hahn, George Carl
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Victor, Iowa
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hahn, Eva Barbara Gunderman
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Kolmschneidbach, Bavaria, Germany
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
farmer
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
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?
Pleasure
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hah. Rectangles All Sides. 1950-1975. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1048. Accessed: 03/29/24