QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-724

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:

SSQASSQG00107

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

When was the form filled out?

02-05-2011

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

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

SunBonnett Sue

How wide is the quilt?

77.5 in

How long is the quilt?

100 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

SunBonnett Sue with dogs

Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

12 in x 12.5 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks appliqued to top. Machine appliqued w/black thread - blind hem stitch

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Conversation Prints; Dotted; Novelty; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Prairie Points

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double fleur de lis

Quilt top made by:

Loveland, Dorothy Viola

Quilted by:

Loveland, Dorothy Viola

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Robertson, Frances Matilda (mother of Dorothy)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sparta

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

c.1993

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

Inherited from mom upon death

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

Loveland Quilt

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

None

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Kraft, Sharon

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:

Loveland, Dorothy V.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-28-1920

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

04-13-2006

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch/ Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

0-8 grade

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Founder of Coffee Klutch & Kles

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Made 5 quilts with her mother when 10 years old - early 1930's - early 1950's finished quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

Richard Kniesly