QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-355

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 DHS - 0801

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Aunt

When was the form filled out?

10-16-2008

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Spring Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

80.5"

How wide is the quilt?

97"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Lavender; Pink; Yellow

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Nile Green; Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c.1946

Who estimated the quilt's date?

FL State Fair Winner 1946

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Floral

Number of quilt blocks:

one

Size of quilt blocks:

81 1/8" x 65.5"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

pieced

Describe the borders:

Scalloped 5 rows

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

embroidery

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

no

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31 5/8"; 16.5"; 31 5/8"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

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)?

1/4"

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:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid square; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Lylass, Viva

Quilted by:

Lylass, Viva

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bartow

Where the quilt was made, county:

Polk

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:

Great Aunt

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Florida State Fair 1946

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mrs. Adam Putnam

Quilt owner's city:

Bartow

Quilt owner's county:

Polk

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female