QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-444
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:
SSQAGHS0105
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
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Son of quilt maker, Lloyd & wife Delaine Eflin
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Orchid Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
74 inches
How long is the quilt?
89 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Other
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Pink; Purple; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1950-1975
Describe the quilt's layout:
Other
Subject of the quilt:
Orchids & Ribbons
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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
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
Describe the back:
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?
Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Machine sewn
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 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
Width between quilting lines:
1 - 1 3/4 inches
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilt top made by:
Mae Eflin
Quilted by:
Mae Eflin
Where the quilt was made, city:
New Sharon
Where the quilt was made, county:
Mahaska
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Given to son, Lloyd & wife Delaine Eflin for Christmas 1967
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Details about why the quilt was made:
Quilted during the reading of devotions each morning.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Bedding, daily use
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Guest Bed
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Kit Quilt, Nice fabric
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
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Hand quilted
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Lloyd & Delaine Boyd Eflin
Quilt owner's city:
Oviedo
Quilt owner's county:
Seminole
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Andres
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
08-01-1899
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
New Sharon
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
02-16-1995
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Christian Assembly of God
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
John Findley
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Ibby Ella Hanna Andres
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Irish
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Church; Gifts; Pleasure
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Worked on handwork each morning during devotions. Her husband Claudius read the Bible and she listened.
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:
Mae & Claudius were farmers their married life in Manaska Co., Iowa. They were devout Christians ,members of the New Sharon Assembly of God Chruch. Mae & the ladies at the church, called WMS, made a lot of quilts for missionaries.
Who photographed this quilt?
Mary Jo Martin
Access and copyright information:
Open/Public Domain
Details
Cite this Quilt
Mae Efli. Orchid Quilt. 1950-1975. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-444. Accessed: 04/19/24