QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-517
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 - 74
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Aunt
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
Quilt's title:
Tumbling blocks
How wide is the quilt?
77"
How long is the quilt?
74"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Lavender
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding
Time period:
1901-1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Multi
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Diamonds
Describe the borders:
plain lavendar
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Plaid; 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?
Red
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn
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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch
Quilt top made by:
Brinkman, Minnie
Quilted by:
Brinkman, Minne
Where the quilt was made, city:
Hillside Twp
Where the quilt was made, county:
Cook
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Liked to reminice about what materials came from
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
liked to give away
Quilt is presently used as:
Other
Describe present uses of the quilt:
stored
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Dorothy Millies
Quilt owner's city:
Oviedo
Quilt owner's county:
Seminole
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Battermann
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
unknown
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
prochial school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
farmer
Cite this Quilt
Brinkman, Minni. Tumbling blocks. 1901-1929. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-517. Accessed: 04/26/24