QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-344

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 LCQGT - 010

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother & 5 Aunts

When was the form filled out?

09-15-2011

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pinwheels

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

68 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

c.1955

Family/owner's date for quilt:

04-1955

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

34"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

white

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Phelps, Charlotte; Bouma, Charlotte; Stout,Doris; Mitchell, Blanche; Jones, Beatrice; Keyzer, Florence

Quilted by:

Phelps, Charlotte; Bouma, Charlotte; Keyzer, Florence; Stout, Doris; Mitchell, Blanche; Jones, Beatrice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wyckoff

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Laurel L. King

Quilt owner's city:

Leesburg

Quilt owner's county:

Lake

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Charlotte Wait Phelps (see quilt maker)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-22-1877

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

c.1954

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10-08-1966

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain