QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-543

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS0163

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-20-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Bound the quilt; Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top; Quilted or tied the top

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pastel Play

Owner's name for quilt:

Strip quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Scrap Strip

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Lavender; Turquoise or Teal; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2000

When was the quilt finished?

2009

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

4 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Description of the back:

Blue & white

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

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?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

Bamboo

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Navy Blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

1inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Maria McKenna

Quilted by:

Maria McKenna

Where the quilt was made, city:

Geneva

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

Inspired by grandmother's strip quilt

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

On bed

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Another quilt

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

Inspired by grandmother's quilt

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Maria McKenna

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Benner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12-11-1944

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Albany

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carl Otto Benner

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Stuttgart, Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Northern European

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Margaret

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Leary, GA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Northern European

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Donald D. Cross

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Northern European

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Computer Programmer

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Las Magnolias Sewing Group

Where does/did the group meet?

Geneva

What are the main activities of the group?

Meet Monthly

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Like to embroider on quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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