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28-30-423

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 LMFL - 04

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

08-18-2007

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Brackman # or other source & #:

160K

How wide is the quilt?

79"

How long is the quilt?

87 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Other

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Yellow

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

81

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Separated by garden maze sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Sashing width:

1 1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

hexagons

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?)

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Kramer, Jennie

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Ettie Jane Keogh

Quilt owner's city:

Lake Mary

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Jennie (Kramer) Gleason Toller

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

St. Lawrence County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1937

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Dutch, English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Nurse

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Nurse

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Henry

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Colton, NY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English, Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Jane

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Colton, NY

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English, Dutch

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 Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Cite this Quilt

Kramer, Jenni. Grandmother's Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-423. Accessed: 03/29/24