QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-523

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 - 78

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother-in-law

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

Quilt's title:

Floral

How wide is the quilt?

102"

How long is the quilt?

87"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

15 1/2" x 15 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

3

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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?

Cream

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?

Home cut

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilt top made by:

Millies, Anna

Quilted by:

Unknown Amish

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hillside Township

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?

Gift

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

Anna liked to do fancy work & crochet

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

gift

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Describe present uses of the quilt:

stored

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Oral History

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:

Jaeschki

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-27-?

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1947

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

basic

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Saloon owner

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban