QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-572

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-15

When was the form filled out?

08-07-2010

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum curator

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading

Describe the repairs:

Front turned to back, basted down

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

99

Size of quilt blocks:

6 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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:

Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

7 1/2, 32 1/2, 31

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut

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 thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

quadrifoil

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit; Museum collection

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Museum of Geneva History, Geneva, FL

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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