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

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA LMFL - 63

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Clarkfield Lutheran Church Quilting Group

When was the form filled out?

07-19-2008

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Trip around the World

How wide is the quilt?

88"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

God's Blessings from the CLC Sr. Choir

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1984

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

957

Size of quilt blocks:

3" x 3"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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:

Plaid; Print; 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?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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

greater than 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:

yellow

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

2 1/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Clarkfield Lutheran Church

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clarkfield

Where the quilt was made, county:

Yellow Medicine

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Wedding present to choir director, Merry beth Schmidt and her husband for their wedding - Sept 2, 1984

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

MerryBeth J and Stan Schmidt

Quilt owner's city:

Port Orange

Quilt owner's county:

Volusia

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clarkfield Lutheran Church Ladies Quilting Group

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Minnesota

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian Mid western

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

All ladies were 70 years or older

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural