QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-546

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:

SSQAGHS0166

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Bound the quilt; Made entire quilt top

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Watercolor

Quilt's title:

El Jardin de mis Amores

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"El Jardin de mis Amores" Junio de 2008

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2008

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on border

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

01-2008

When was the quilt finished?

06-2008

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2008

Subject of the quilt:

a garden

Number of quilt blocks:

2,773

Size of quilt blocks:

1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches

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?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Paisley; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Machine 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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

100%cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Cream

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Quilt top made by:

Linda Moreno de Wellman

Quilted by:

Rachel Snyder

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

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Watercolor Quilts by Pat Maixner Magaret & Donna Ingram Slusser

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

Computer software

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

LindaMoreno de Wellman

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:

Moreno

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-17-1947

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Monterrey, N.L.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

N.L.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Mexico

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Mexican

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BFA in Education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired school teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Jacinto Moreno

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

San Pedro,G.G.Monterrey, Mexico

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Mexican

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Alicia Gonzalez

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Marin,N.L. Mexico

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Mexican

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

Charles Wellman

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

American U.S A.

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

Retired professor

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

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

Las Magnolias Sewing Club (founder)

Where does/did the group meet?

Geneva, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

Sewing, showing, teaching, sharing of projects.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

My inspiration comes often from Mexiacn art & crafts and also from memories of an aunt who liked to piece bright colored squares of material. I love to see her handiwork when I was a child in Mexico

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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