QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-330

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 LCQG - 037

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Quilt collector

When was the form filled out?

10-21-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Modern Flame (1942)

Brackman # or other source & #:

3177

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

c.1940's

When was the quilt finished?

c.2001

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

1 7/8"

Number of borders:

3 on top & bottom; 2 on sides

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

72"

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

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/poly

Color of thread used in the quilting:

off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

Quilt was made by Betty Barker's mother or grandmother

Where the quilt was made, city:

Tangerine/Mount Dora

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lake

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Betty Barker

Quilt owner's city:

Tangerine

Quilt owner's county:

Lake

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Gail Janke

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain