QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-298

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:

SSQAAS105

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

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:

Sunshine at the Beach

How wide is the quilt?

24 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

24 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Fuchsia; Orange; Purple; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Other

Any other notes on inscriptions:

Ink

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sara Ashauer 11414 Scott Mill Road Jacksonville, FL 32223

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2006

When was the quilt finished?

2006

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

Sunrise

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Satin; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Checked; Dotted; Geometric; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Buttons

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Beads attached; Buttons attached; Metallic thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Batik

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

Same as quilt

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

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?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

varied

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Varied styles of stitches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

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

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

For quilt show in Edinburg, Scotland

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Show in Edinboro, Scotland

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:

Sherer

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 States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasion

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College Graduate

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Duval

Quiltmaker's city:

Jacksonville

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wallace Brown Scherer

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bristol, VA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sara Wideman Scherer

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Laurens, S.C.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White

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

Carl Ashauer

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, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

Pleasure

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, Art quilts & baby quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager