QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-512

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 - 57

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

Grandmother; Great-grandmother

When was the form filled out?

07-19-2008

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

75 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

85 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

39 full blocks; 16 half blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2" x 10 1/2"; 4" x 4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Describe the borders:

1 solid border with double cable quilting

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

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?

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

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

Polyester

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

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilt top made by:

Krakvski, Mary

Quilted by:

Sanchez, Mrs. of Lycoming Pa

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mahanoy City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Father.

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

Grandmother made - gave it to my father

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Jane Toole

Quilt owner's county:

Volusia

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Naus, Mary

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1864

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1934

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Native American/Penn.Dutch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade or less

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

quiltmaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban