QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-445

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:

SSQAGHS0110

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Authored printed material that inspired design

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Partially quilted

Quilt's title:

Basket Quilt - May Basket

How wide is the quilt?

77 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Green; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

May Basket

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14 x 14 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Triangles

Sashing width:

4 inches

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1/2 inch peach, first border, second border not finished (no binding).

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:

Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

40 inches each

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Quilt not finished

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

7/8 inch

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Describe the quilting designs used:

Not finished

Quilt top made by:

Terry Schrader

Quilted by:

Terry Schrader

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?

Made by owner

Details about why the quilt was made:

Like the pattern

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

May Basket, Eleanor Burns

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Books, TV

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Terry Schrader

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mary T. Jones

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-09-1948

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cocoa Beach

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Florida

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

06-13-1966

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Community College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Medical Transcriptionist

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harry Lee Jones

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Jefferson Town, KY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mary Eleanor Hamilton

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ronald J. Schrader

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

Caucasin

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

Broadcast Engineer

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From TV show; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Cottons, traditional patterns, hand quilting, machine quilting

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

First generation quilt maker, at least as far back as grandparents.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

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