QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-31

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:

TSSQASSQG00009

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-20-2011

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

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif; Designed the pattern

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flying Feathers

Owner's name for quilt:

Princess Feather with Flying Geese

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Princess Feather

How wide is the quilt?

38.75 in

How long is the quilt?

39 1/8 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Place; Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Name & address of maker, name of quilt

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

July 2004

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

Early 2004

When was the quilt finished?

July 2004

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Variation of Greek key

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Tone on tone

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Straight grain

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, red

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

Varied

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double line

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Excellant

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; Challenge or Contest entry; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker; Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

2004 Hoffman Challenge Collection E (traveled to various quilt shows nationwide). Sun Bonnet Sue Quilt Guild Show 2005 in Vero Beach, Fl. "Quilts Fill our Lives: An American Legacy" exhibited in Minnetrista Museum in Muncie, IN.

Contests entered:

2004 Hoffman Challenge - best hand workmanship in mixed technique. 2007 - "Quilts Fill our Lives: An American Legacy" - organized by the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana & Minnetrista (museum and cultural center) in Muncie, Indiana

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilters Newsletter March, 2005. CD of Hoffman Challenge 2004

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mook, Martha

Quilt owner's city:

Ft. Pierce

Quilt owner's county:

St. Lucie

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1947

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Sarasota

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Florida

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Masters

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Other

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

Challenges, to design quilts.

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.

What are the main activities of the group?

Charities

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

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

Enjoys designing quilts

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

None

Who photographed this quilt?

Roberta McCullough