QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-296

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:

SSQAAS103

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-19-2011

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Looking Out my Back Door

How wide is the quilt?

36 inches

How long is the quilt?

30 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Looking Out my Back Door,Sara Ashauer 6/98

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink; Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Pieced+ button

Location of inscription:

on back

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1998

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Burlap

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Gathering/ruching

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Embellishments used:

Buttons attached; Metallic thread; Other attachments

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

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?

Home cut; Machine sewn; Other

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

less than a half inch

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

Different pieces of fabric in binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Rayon

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Ashauer, Sara

Quilted by:

Ashauer, Sara

Where the quilt was made, city:

Jacksonville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Duval

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

"A view of my back yard"

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sara Ashauer

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:

Scherer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-26-1948

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Durham

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United Nations

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Duval

Quiltmaker's city:

Jacksonville

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wallace Scherer

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bristol, VA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

W/M

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sara Denny Scherer

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Lauxens, S.C.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

W/

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

W/M

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

Small business owner

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

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

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Coastal Quilter's

Where does/did the group meet?

Atlantic Beach

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Cotton / machine

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager