QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-2357

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

DL 094

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

88

How long is the quilt?

77

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's flower garden

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

grandmother's flower garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160k

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Separated by garden maze sashing; Side by side; Garden maze

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

How are the layers held together?

Machine

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Public domain/traditional

Quilt top made by:

Keacher, David S. and Florence Adelia Carlstrom

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carlstrom

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1905 (both)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

GErman and Swedish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 yrs. college and high school

Quiltmaker's occupation:

pickle factory and home

Number of children:

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50+

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: early 70s

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made by quiltmaker:, 10 together

Where the quilt was made, city:

Salem

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

gift

Description of quilt:

hexagons in pastels machine quilted

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.