QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS001

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Great-grandmother

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

6 Pointed Star Variation

How wide is the quilt?

65 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 inches

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Shape of corners:

Sawtooth

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1964

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8 x 8 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/4 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Sashing with cornerstones

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Prairie Points

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Cream + yellow

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2 inches

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Grid square; Outline; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Name of the group that made the quilt:

NA

Quilt top made by:

Mary Reineke

Quilted by:

Friends St. Louis Mo.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Geneva

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Death of Mother

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

Made by owner's great-grandmother

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Put on bed and use

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging; Bedding, daily use; Other

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

Display in Museum

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Exhibit; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Museum of Geneva History - 2011

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

N/A -- Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Jo Martin

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reineke

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-01-1864

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lippe- Shaumberg

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01-09-1944

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White/German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's city:

St. Louis

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Fred Reineke

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany (Prussia)

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White- German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Doretha Bolte

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White - German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Eugene Otto Edele

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

White Germany

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

UNK

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend; From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity

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

N/A

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

3 Generations Quilt --Unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

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