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

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WPT-17

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Martha Washington Flower Garden

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmothers flower garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601

How wide is the quilt?

77 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

95"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

140

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Machine sewn

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

half inch - one 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:

natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

varies approx 1"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Heifetz, Frances

Quilted by:

Heifetz, Frances

Where the quilt was made, city:

Aberen

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1970

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Decorative throw; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

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

Commercial pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ruth M. Stickel

Quilt owner's city:

New Port Richey

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Potter

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1903

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Russian Federation

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

1970

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Russian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Jewish

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Abraham Potter

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Jewish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Jennie Potter

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Jewish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Heifetz, Samuel

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

Jewish

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

Mathamatics

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught; Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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