QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAAS024

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Cross stitch Roses

How wide is the quilt?

81 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

98 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Name & Address

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

Timespan

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2009

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Roses

Medallion size:

40 x 55 inches

Describe the borders:

Cross Stitch Scallops

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Embroidery threads

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Sheeting

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

No binding

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Knife edge seam

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2 inches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Lines in border

Quilt top made by:

Antonio, Gladys

Where the quilt was made, city:

St Louis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Maker died at 96 years old.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Kit

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

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

Kit

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quiltfest, Jacksonville, FL 2008

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Eleanor Armstrong

Quilt owner's city:

Jacksonville

Quilt owner's county:

Duval

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gladys Ivey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Attapulgus

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

James Augustus Ivey

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

GA

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Willie Noreen Ivey

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

GA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Engish

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

Italian

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

Tax Collector

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Aunt to quilt owner

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager