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:

SSQAGHS0004

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

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:

Snowball

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1955

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6

Size of quilt blocks:

16 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

5 inches

Describe the borders:

5 inch border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

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:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

Polyester

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, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Eleanora Edele

Quilted by:

Friends in St.Louis, Crandelet Park

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

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for 2 great-granddaughters twin beds. There are two exactly alike

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging; Bedding, daily use; Other

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?

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:

07-29-1884

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

St. Louis

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01-11-1972

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

John Nicolas Durand

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

St. Louis, MO

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Amalia Koester

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Baden, Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

German

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

Shopkeeper

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

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 sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Grandmother - Eleanor Edele. Grandma Edele

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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