QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-692

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:

SSQASSQG00090

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

02-05-2011

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Aunt Pearl's Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Aunt Pearl's Quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

What is inscribed on the quilt?

None

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

c.1920's

When was the quilt finished?

c.1920's

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Quiltmaker

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

35

Size of quilt blocks:

9.75 in x 10 in pieced block; 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in plain block

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Side borders 3.5 in, 3.25 in; top & bottom 6.75 in & 7 in

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Shirtings

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

31 in & 34.25 in

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

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?

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/8 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Pearl Alameda

Quilted by:

Wilson, Pearl Alameda

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hays

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kansas (KS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Teaching or learning sample

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Oral history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Wilson, Mary Ann Rafferty

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:

Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1897

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hays

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Kansas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1971

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Anglo-saxon

Quiltmaker's educational background:

College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Home economics teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's city:

Hays

Quiltmaker's state:

Kansas (KS)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wilson, James Madison

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Manhatten, Kansas

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Anglo saxon

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Anna

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Manhatten, Kansas

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Anglo saxon

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Income; Necessity; Pleasure

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

She was a teacher - examples

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Whatever available

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Born in sod house - quilt out of necessity with what free fabric available

Who photographed this quilt?

Richard Kniesly