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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