QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-194

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

99.29.1

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

ABC Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

alphabet quilt

How wide is the quilt?

61 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Black; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1915

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1915

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

pieced

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

bottom of quilt

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1915

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

alphabet

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2 x 8 1/2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

29

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33, 35 1/2, 6

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Sashing contains squares of red or green that form a seconDARMuseumy nine patch pattern.

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Donor states that her Aunt Bessie's mother made the quilt in 1915, in Iowa, after seeing a picture in a magazine. She designed and pieced the blocks herself and added the date in blocks at the bottom of the quilt. The calico came from Aunt Bessie's brother's store in Cameron, Missouri in 1915.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum