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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:

Print

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

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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