QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-608

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:

IQRPG-93

Alternate inventory control number:

G-93

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-13-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Building Blocks

Owner's name for quilt:

Charm Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

144

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

82.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mother

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1886-1889

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

3 inches X 4 inch parallelogram

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain

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:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

Five

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Describe the quilting designs used:

Herringbone design.

Quilt top made by:

Pisel, Emma Long

Quilted by:

Pisel, Emma

Where the quilt was made, county:

Johnson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

This quilt was made as a gift to the maker's mother.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

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?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Long

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-23-1867

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Johnson County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

2-18-1886

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

9-26-1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Welsh-Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Johnson

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Long, Peter

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Long, Sarah Hopkins

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Pisel, Charles

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

Farmer, construction

Number of children:

One

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

One

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age; Age 11-19