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:

SSQAGHS0002

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

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

Inherited

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Idea for family quilt for mother's 90th birthday.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Family Pictorial

How wide is the quilt?

54 inches

How long is the quilt?

65 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2004

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2005

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

1 1/2 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Painting; Photography/ photo transfer

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

no

Embellishments used:

Charms attached

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

16 inches + 48 1/2 inches

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

half inch - one 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?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Blue

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

This quilt was given to mother on 90th birthday. Made by family members

Name of the group that made the quilt:

N/A

Quilt top made by:

Family members of Leppart family, ages 20 to 60 years

Quilted by:

Ginger Creedon

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Binding by Mary Jo Martin - first time

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:

On mothe's 90th birthday, each family group (6 children + 18 grandchildren) made a square. M.J. Martin put it together. Friend quilted it.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

90th birthday gift for mother/grandmother,Gladys Leppert.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Scraps from a friend

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

Each family group made a square to represent themselves

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

Original to maker

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

Each family group made their own square of any design/material

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Museum of Geneva History showing four generations of quilting.

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

N/A

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Jo Martin, after death of mother

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:

Leppert family, ages 20 to 60 when blocks were made.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

St Louis

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White, German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

All levels HS.-College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

All family

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Charles Edward Leppert

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

St. Louis, MO

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gladys Elsa Edele

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

St. Louis, MO

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White German

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

White, Scotch/Irish/Choctaw Indian

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

Military Air Force

Number of children:

4 spouses

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

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