QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

SSQAOWC 0016

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Bound the quilt; Made entire quilt top

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

Made the quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Oviedo Woman's Club

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Log Cabin

How wide is the quilt?

96 in

How long is the quilt?

95 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

none

Type of inscription:

Message

Any other notes on inscriptions:

Made Especially for you by Delaine

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Plain material, written in pen and snd sewn on. "This Log Cabin Quilt was made for Kami Skye Eflin 2/2011 by Grandmother-Delaine B. Eflin and quilted by Aunt Helen Jensen 5/2011 and bound in 6/2011 by Delaine amde with love

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

on back corner

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

01/2011

When was the quilt finished?

05/2011

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2011

Subject of the quilt:

Log Cabin

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

11 x11 in

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Plain outside/ tone on tone inside

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

tone on tone

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:

Other

Description of the back:

new sheet

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; 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?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Mono Fill

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1-3 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Stipple

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Stipple

Quilt top made by:

Parrish, Lillie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oviedo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

Gift to Grandoughter Kami for college graduation

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Safe keeping for Kami

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

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

Commercial pattern

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

Quilt-in-a Day by Elenor Burns

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

Shown at GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club Art & Craft Show 01/13/2012, 2nd Place Red Ribbon

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Delaine Boyd Eflin

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:

Boyd

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/18/1933

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

New Sharon

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

c

Quiltmaker's educational background:

14 years

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Assemblies of God- Pentecesstal

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Pastor's wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

New Sharon

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Virgil Ellsworth Boyd

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

New Sharon, Iowa

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

c Dutch-Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Alverta Grover

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Pella, Iowa

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

c English-Scott

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

c Penn Dutch

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

Minister

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

After retiring

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Other

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

At first to send to missionaries through church quilting class, and gifts to grandchildren

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

Tabitha

Where does/did the group meet?

Faith A/G church, Ovieldo, Fl

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

quilts made for grandchildren

Who photographed this quilt?

Angela Iversen