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QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-515

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 - 69

Source of the information on this quilt:

knows nothing about quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower garden

How wide is the quilt?

87 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

87 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

86

Size of quilt blocks:

6 3/4" x 6 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

8 on 2 sides, 5 on two sides

Describe the borders:

lexagons

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?

Cream

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?

Straight grain

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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

ivory

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

varies 1/2" - 1 1/4"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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:

Angeline Kaplon

Quilt owner's city:

Winter Springs

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Cite this Quilt

Unknow. Grandmother's Flower garden. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-515. Accessed: 03/29/24