QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-458

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 - 32

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quilt collector

When was the form filled out?

08-19-2007

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

66"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Type of inscription:

Message; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

I pieced this quilt when I was 10 years old. Grandmother Pilling quilted it. Reva Moore

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

210 piece blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

3" x 3"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33", 32 1/2"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

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?

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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4"

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Reva

Quilted by:

Grandmother Pulling

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Possibly Minnesota or Wisconsin

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

c.2005

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linda Jarchet

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:

Reva Moore

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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