QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-414

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 - 03

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Reen, Manon Emmy

When was the form filled out?

11-14-2009

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

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Winter Haven, Polk County, FL

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Ice Crystals

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Bethlehem, Radiant Star, Chestnut Burr

Brackman # or other source & #:

2248

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

100"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

name, address, quilt title, date

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

07-2009

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14 1/2" x 14 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Sashing width:

3" sawtooth; 9 patch in corners

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4" solid white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Dotted; Floral; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

41"

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

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

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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

cable in border, straight line in sashing, radiating lines in blocks and outline in center of block

Quilt top made by:

Reen, Manon Emmy

Quilted by:

Reen, Manon Emmhy

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winter Haven

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?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Davenport Quilts and Tea 2009

Contests entered:

Davenport Quilts and tea 2009

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Manon Emmy Reen

Quilt owner's city:

Winter Haven

Quilt owner's county:

Polk

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mak Van Waay

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

06-023-1935

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Netherlands

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

Quiltmaker's county:

Polk

Quiltmaker's city:

Winter Haven

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Antoni Mak Van Waay

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cornelia J. Lotsy

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Dordrecht, the Netherlands

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Dutch

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

Dutch

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

deceased

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

American Quilt Assoc/Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lakeland, Fl

What are the main activities of the group?

charity, quilts, meetings, classes

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

all