QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Oregon Quilt Project

Oregon Quilt Project ID#:

2016-MA-HH-014

Documentation Site:

Heritage Hall, Salem, Oregon

Date data collected:

10-29-2016

Quilt's title:

Red Green Applique

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Owner's Name:

Susan Mondon

State

Oregon (OR)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Red Green Applique - original design

Owner's relationship to quiltmaker (if any):

Quilt owner

How was quilt acquired by owner?

Purchase

Occasion, date, person inherited from, etc:

Purchased from Natalie in Eugene, Oregon. Quilt was made by one of her great-great aunties, Iva Frances Walker Kurtz. She was Natalie's mother's grandfather's sister.

Any additional stories or notes about the quilt's history or ownership?
Who will inherit this quilt?

Family believes quilt was made in 1898. Quilt maker was born and died in Iowa.

Date begun:

c. 1898

Date finished:

c. 1898

Country:

United States

Top made by:

Kurtz, Iva Frances Walker

Quilted by:

Kurtz, Iva Frances Walker

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-14-1866

Name of the city where the quiltmaker was born:

Solon

Name of the state where the quiltmaker was born:

Iowa

Name of the country where the quiltmaker was born:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02-26-1950 Cedar Rapid, Iowa

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Kurtz, David H

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Walker

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Did the quiltmaker participate in group quilting activities?

She, her mother and her four sisters made quilts.

Please give other stories, customs, or interesting information about this quilt:

Quiltmaker was 38 years old when she married David Kurtz on 6-9-1910. She was his third wife. They had no children. Quiltmaker was one of 7 children; only quiltmaker's brother (Natalie's great-great-grandfather) had children.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall width (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

85-1/2"

Overall length (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

88"

Block Size: width x length

31 x 31"

Block Pattern Name:

Red/green applique

Brackman # or other source & #:

original design

Sashing width:

2-1/2" pieced

Width: (in inches, to the nearest 1/2") _1 _2 _3 _____other

3 sides have 9" borders; 4th side has 7" border

For quilts with a block format, describe how the quilt blocks are set together:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Pieced sashing and corner stones.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate Colors:

Gold; Green; Red

Overall Color Value:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt-Specific Colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Chrome Green; Turkey Red

Damage to Quilt:

Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Comments or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:

Binding appears to be new.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1898

Date Time Frame:

1850-1875

Quilt Top Materials and Construction
Fibers types in Top:

Cotton

Fabric types in Top:

Muslin

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used:

Solid/plain

Quilt Top Construction
Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Quilting Description:
Techniques Used:

Hand quilting

Number of stitches per inch:

10 stitches

Thread Type:

Cotton

Thread Color:

Green, Gold

Width between quilting lines:

Dense

Overall Pattern Design:

Double parallel lines; Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Background Fill Patterns:

Parallel lines

Binding:

Hand sewn

Width of Binding:

less than a half inch

Specific Width of Binding (measurement to nearest 1/16"):

3/8" New binding

Quilt Batting
Materials Used:

Cotton

Quilt Back Materials:

Cotton

Predominate Color of Backing:

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces (nearest 1/2"):

33 + 33-1/2 + 21"

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

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