QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-7

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

TSSQASSQG00032

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

01-27-2011

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hexagon/star/rising star

Brackman # or other source & #:

142D

How wide is the quilt?

81.75 in

How long is the quilt?

91 in

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Describe the edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Repairs:

Patched with new fabrics

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

I replaced damaged fabric with new 30's material.

Time period:

1930-1949

Number of quilt blocks:

123 stars

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Feedsack; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5 in; 16.25 in; 31.5 in

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial

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

less than a half 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:

Cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Christensen, Sarah Larsen

Quilted by:

Christensen, sarah Larsen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vero Beach

Where the quilt was made, county:

Indian River

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

c.1996

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

My grandmoter eas born in the USA in a Danish community in Nebraska living on the farm and a very small town (Davey) after marriage to Hans Peter Christensen

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

None

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Hall, Doris M.

Quilt owner's city:

Vero Beach

Quilt owner's county:

Indian River

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Larsen, Sarah

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Nebraska

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Danish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Denmark

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Denmark

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Danish

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Who photographed this quilt?

Roberta McCullough