QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-662
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 0018
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Whole Cloth Medallion
How wide is the quilt?
87 3/4 in
How long is the quilt?
103 1/4 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Turquoise or Teal
Overall color scheme:
One color/monochromatic
Damage:
Fading; Stains
When was the quilt started?
6/1978
When was the quilt finished?
7/1978
Family/owner's date for quilt:
7/1978
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
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 or polyester blend
Describe the back:
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Other
Describe the binding:
Ribbon
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Other
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Width between quilting lines:
2 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Central medallion
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Lutheran Church Circle Menno S. Dakota
Where the quilt was made, city:
Menno
Where the quilt was made, state:
South Dakota (SD)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Great Aunt made for nieces and great nieces foer gifts
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Bedding, daily use
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
My great aunt Kikdegarde Schimke Prezzler's sewing circle made quilts,. She wanted her nieces and Great nieces to have quilts made by her group. My mother Velviera Hilt paid $30 for the quilt and then gifted me.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Sandra Moran
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:
Schimke
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c.1907
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Parkston
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
South Dakota
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
c.2003
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Lutherian High School Graduate
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:
Church sewing circle
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Grocery Store - dry goods store owner
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's city:
Menno
Quiltmaker's state:
South Dakota (SD)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Gottlieb Schimke
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Odessa Russia
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Marie Goetzinger
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Odessa Russia
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Albert Prezzler/German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Grocery Store Owner
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Church; Fundraising
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Menno Church Circle
Where does/did the group meet?
Menno, SD
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Who photographed this quilt?
Peggy Osborn
Details
Cite this Quilt
Lutheran Church Circle Menno S. Dakota. Whole Cloth Medallion. 7/1978. 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=28-30-662. Accessed: 03/29/24