QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-16

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:

TSSQASSQG00005

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-20-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Bound the quilt; Made entire quilt; Made entire quilt top

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

My Butterfly Garden

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Stack & whack

How wide is the quilt?

58.5 in

How long is the quilt?

51.75 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Turquoise or Teal

Antique colors:

Chrome Yellow; Double Pink; Lancaster Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Signature; Single

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Stack n whack by Alice "Laddie" Kruiten This one is mine.

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Typewriter

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

c.2006

When was the quilt finished?

c.2008

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Subject of the quilt:

Stack n whack

Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/8 in hexagon

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons; Same block throughout

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

4.25 in; .25 in

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Novelty

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Stack n whack

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?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Width between quilting lines:

Variable

Quilt top made by:

Kruiten, Alice

Quilted by:

Kruiten, Alice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ft. Pierce

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Lucie

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Lap robe/shawl

Quilt is presently used as:

Lap robe/shawl; Room decoration

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book; Provided in a class; Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Commercial pattern; Published material

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

SunBonnet Sue Quilt Show 2009 - NJ

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Kruiten, Alice

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:

Lochner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05-04-1938

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Albany

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

European/Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

MS - Nsg

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Indian River

Quiltmaker's city:

Vero Beach

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lochner, Charles Emory

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Albany, NY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English/German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hapgood, Marion

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Wallingford, Conn.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English/Dutch/French/Scottish

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

Dutch

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

Retired

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Vero Beach, Fl.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Cotton - standard patterns, foundation piecing, machine quilting, had quilting

Who photographed this quilt?

Roberta McCullough