QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-718
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:
SSQASSQG00087
When was the form filled out?
02-05-2011
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Vero Beach. Florida
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Trip Around the World
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Trip Around the World
Brackman # or other source & #:
2286A
How wide is the quilt?
85 in
How long is the quilt?
104.75 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Burgundy; Cream; Green
Time period:
2000-2025
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
Burgundy - 7 in; floral - 4 in; block - 1.5 in
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Print; Solid/plain
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:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Straight 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:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Width between quilting lines:
2 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Scroll
Name of the group that made the quilt:
St. Helen's Catholic Church
Quilt top made by:
St. Helen's Catholic Church (names unknown)
Quilted by:
St. Helen's Catholic Church (names unknown)
Where the quilt was made, city:
Vero Beach
Where the quilt was made, county:
Indian River
Where the quilt was made, state:
Florida (FL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Raffle or contest prize
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Husband purchaed ticket at golf course - approx. 1998
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Cost of ticket $1.00
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
To raise funds for orphanage they support
Quilt is presently used as:
Bedding, special occasion
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Commercial pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
All material and pattern purchased from local shop (Tomorrow's Heirlooms)
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
None
Contests entered:
None
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
None
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
McCullough, Roberta
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 gender:
Group
If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?
Unknown
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Unknown
Who photographed this quilt?
Richard Kniesly
Cite this Quilt
St. Helen's Catholic Church (names unknown. Trip Around the World. 2000-2025. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-718. Accessed: 03/29/24