QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-460

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 -34

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

08-19-2007

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Four Patch

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Tears or holes

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 9"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

3 1/2"

Number of borders:

4 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Print; Solid/plain; 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; Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

21"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

off-white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Not Given

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cullman

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from grandmother

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Steve Rowell

Quilt owner's city:

Lake Mary

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States