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:

SSQAGHS0003

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother

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:

Colonial Lady

Owner's name for quilt:

Parasol Lady

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1939

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

16 x 16 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

one

Describe the borders:

Scalloped 15 1/2 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment 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

Embellishments used:

Other Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; 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?

Bias 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

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Shamrock

Name of the group that made the quilt:

St. Louis Ladies

Quilt top made by:

Gladys Leppert for her own wedding

Quilted by:

St. Louis MO Crandelet Park Area

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

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

Her own wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

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

Display in Museum, 2011

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

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

Kit

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Museum of Geneva History, 2011

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-03-1915

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

St. Louis

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01-13-2008

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Secretarial school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

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:

Eugene Otto Edele

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

St. Louis, MO

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White, German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Eleanora Durand

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, German

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

Legal Accountant

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

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

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

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Groom - Charles Leppert. They werre married for 51 years.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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