QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Lake Mary Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQALMFL53

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

07-09-08

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

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Lake Mary Historical Society

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Appalachian Mountain Women

Owner's name for quilt:

Appalachian Mountain Women

How wide is the quilt?

43 inches

How long is the quilt?

54 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the repairs:

Split seams - hole in back

Further information concerning dates:

1950 -1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Jacobs Ladder

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Triangles

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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 or polyester blend

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

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Polyester

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Appalachian Mountain Women

Quilt top made by:

Applachian Mountain Women

Quilted by:

Appalachian Mountain Women

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

For my Birth May 10, 1971

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Eleanor Christine Griffin