QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-104

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:

SSQAAS043

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

Owner's name for quilt:

The Bird Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Birds on a Branch

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9 3/4 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

3 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Feedsack; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Feedsack; Floral; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidered beaks on the birds.

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:

Muslin

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

Describe the binding:

Muslin

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut

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:

Cream & Green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Vines

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

Embroidered bird beaks, eyes and wings

Quilt top made by:

Radtka, Mildred

Quilted by:

Storey, Elizabeth

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from mother, Mildred Radtka Feaster

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

I have the original pattern

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Decorative throw; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

Bird Quilt

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

Original pattern did not have sashing. Blocks were set side by side.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Carole F. Johns

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:

Mildred Radtka

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-09-1915

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Fairmont

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-1995

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German/English

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gents Radtka

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Viola Shahan

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

US Navy - Florida Steel

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager