QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-269

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Shenandoah Historical Museum

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPC-141

Alternate inventory control number:

C-141

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-8-1988

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Streak of Lightning

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1905-1912

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

Number of borders:

Two

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:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

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:

7-8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Christian Ladies Aid

Where the quilt was made, city:

Shenandoah

Where the quilt was made, county:

Page

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Quilt donated to Shenandoah Historical Museum.

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

The quilt was made to be used for:

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:

Private

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Christian Ladies Aid

Where does/did the group meet?

Shenandoah, Iowa