QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-567

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:

SSQAGT-009

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker; Friend of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Made by Guild Members

When was the form filled out?

08-07-2010

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

Bound the quilt; Marked the quilt top for quilting

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

Presentation or award

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Quilting Friends Forever

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunbonnet Sue

How wide is the quilt?

88 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

98 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

Any other notes on inscriptions:

Signed on each block

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1997

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x 9 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Floral applique bonnet 4 seasons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Checked; Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Dimensional applique; Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc); Embroidery; Other embellishment technique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Beads attached; Buttons attached; Ribbon thread; Other Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Silk ribbon, Twine

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Triple parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Names of block makers quilted into sashing - diamond design names between

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Sunbonnet Sue Quilters

Quilt top made by:

Club members/Linda Cunningham

Quilted by:

Linda Cunningham

Other people who worked on this quilt:

50 members of Sunbonnet Sue Guild

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vero Beach

Where the quilt was made, county:

Indian River

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt presented to me as retiring President of Sunbonnet Sue Quilters.

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

I was president of The Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Guild in 1995 - 1996. At the end of my term in office I was given 50 quilt blocks made by 50 of our members.The blocks were 12 inches when I received them, After squaring to the smallest the finished blocks were 9 inches square. Having never pieced before one of our experienced members took me under her wing and helped me cut sashings and borders. I then put the blocks together and quilted the quilt. Some members who gave me a block have now passed away, some have moved away or left the guild. So this quilt is a treasury of memories of past and present friends.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Count courthouse Indian River County Vero Beach Quilt Show - Sunbonnet Sue

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Library - County and our Guild

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

Photograph

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linda Cunningham

Quilt owner's city:

Vero Beach

Quilt owner's county:

Indian River

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Sunbonnet Sue Quilters Blocks/ Linda Cunningham quilt assembly

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Indio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

California

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

1973

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Cherokee Indian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School & some college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural; Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Indian River

Quiltmaker's city:

Vero Beach

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carl Haynes

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Chouteau, OK

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Letha Casey

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Walnut Ridge, AK

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Cherokee/White

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

German/Irish

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

Retired

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Therapy

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

Sunbonnet Sue Quilting Grild

Where does/did the group meet?

Vero Beach,FL

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilt shows, charities, (Seriff's Dept.,etc.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Applique

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

Wonderful quilting cottons and batiks

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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