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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