QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-635

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:

SSQASSQG00054

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Quilt label

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

85.5 in

How long is the quilt?

94 in

Shape of edge:

Other

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Distortion or shrinkage; Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

77

Size of quilt blocks:

10 in x 10 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

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:

1

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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?

Cannot tell

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:

Cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

58 years ago

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

Owner was given quilt as a teenager while caring for an elderly neighbor

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

N/A

Contests entered:

N/A

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Lamport, Judy

Quilt owner's city:

Ft. Pierce

Quilt owner's county:

St. Lucie

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

N/A

Who photographed this quilt?

Roberta McCullough