QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-195

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:

SSQAAS060

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-19-2011

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

Inherited

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Several generations back.

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Rare Old Tulip

Brackman # or other source & #:

29.55Applifque Book

How wide is the quilt?

76 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Red

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

EMJ (But the J is backward)

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

Second block from right on bottom

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Flowers

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

16 1/2 inches Square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

cornerstones

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Describe the borders:

none

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

Some hand work, some machine on sashing

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Grandmother, Orchard, Gratis

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grants Pass

Where the quilt was made, state:

Oregon (OR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From Mother - Hazel Myers

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Round robin exchange

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Betty Jo Mikesell

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:

Don't know

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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

Both grandmothers quilters-farmers wives. Both families went across 1901 to Oregon. Grandmother Myers

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager