QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-607

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQASSQG00047

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother-in-law

When was the form filled out?

02-04-2011

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

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach, Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

4 Square 4 Square

Owner's name for quilt:

4 Square 4 Square

How wide is the quilt?

81 in

How long is the quilt?

88 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Describe the damage:

None

Type of inscription:

Other

Any other notes on inscriptions:

None

Time period:

1930-1949

Further information concerning dates:

Mother made sometime in late 1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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?

Green; Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6

Width of pieces on the back:

4 - inner 34 in; outer 33.25 in & 34in

Describe the back:

Print; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Pillowcase

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

1.5 in

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1985

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

Made during first teaching job

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the source of the pattern:

Learned from friend

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

None

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Van Dyke, Linda S.

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:

Bancroft

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1906

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Greenup

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Illinois

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Nov. 2009

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bancroft, Ernest

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

USA

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Fanny

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

USA

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

Van Dyke, Walter S.

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

Business

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Therapy

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

Unknown

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Who photographed this quilt?

McCulloug, Roberta