QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-722

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Lake Mary Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQALMFL61

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

07-19-2008

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Lake Mary Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

79.5"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Open seams

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1935-1938

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

21.25"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

4

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand 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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1.25"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Reffner, Maude (Crider)

Quilted by:

Fairview Methodist Church Group - Altoona, Pa.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Altoona

Where the quilt was made, county:

Blair

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

heirloom in the 50's from Maude Reffner - my grandmother

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

patches are mostly from Maude's housedresses

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use; Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Diann L. Auker

Quilt owner's city:

Longwood

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Hatmake & seamstress - homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Blair

Quiltmaker's city:

Altoona

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

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