QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-429

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 - 10

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Inherited

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

great-grandmother & great aunt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Glittering star or Old Maid's Patience

Brackman # or other source & #:

3738/3736A

How wide is the quilt?

71 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

81 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Open seams

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

168 stars

Size of quilt blocks:

6" x 6"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds; Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

multiple pieces

Width of pieces on the back:

33 1/3" - some little pieces

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

zig zag stitch on top and bottom of quilt binding

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Machine sewn

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

half inch - one inch

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Dunn, Sarah Amanda Keistler; Beard, Ida Dunn

Quilted by:

Keistler, Sarah Amanda; Beard, Ida Dunn

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no