QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-603
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association
Who documented this quilt?
Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.
Florida Quilt Project Number:
SSQAOWCT003
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
01/14/2012
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Broken Star
How wide is the quilt?
74 1/3 in
How long is the quilt?
79 1/2 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Cream
Antique colors:
Cadet Blue; Chrome Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Dirty
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Diamonds
Medallion size:
65 in x 63 in
Number of borders:
2
Describe the borders:
Solid and Pieced diamonds
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Feedsack
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
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn
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?
Other
Describe the quilt filling:
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Orange
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
1 3/4 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Where the quilt was made, city:
Louisville
Where the quilt was made, county:
Jefferson
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Passed in estate
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
German immigrant - No English spoken
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
Needed warmth, quilted all winter
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Other quilts
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Never
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Schoening, Joyce
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:
Schoening
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Struttgard
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Germany
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Schoening, Otto
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Stuttgard, Germany
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Feed Sacks
Who photographed this quilt?
Peggy Osborn
Cite this Quilt
;. Broken Star. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-603. Accessed: 03/29/24