QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-740

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAOWC 0048

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Jack and Jill

Owner's name for quilt:

Jack and Jill Baby quilt

How wide is the quilt?

31 1/2 in

How long is the quilt?

56 in

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Type of inscription:

Message

Any other notes on inscriptions:

quilted names of quilters

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1985

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

c 1936

When was the quilt finished?

c 1985

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Diaper material

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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

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

Width of pieces on the back:

31 in

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cottton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1 -3 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Harts

Where the quilt was made, city:

Toledo

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

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

Commercial pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sharon Munn Burrus

Quilt owner's city:

Oveido

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Miller, Martha and Burrus, Sharon Munn

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1913, 1936

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bellview,

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2006, living

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Anthony Miller

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Elizabeth Bahr

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

USA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

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

Mother learned age 11-19, Daughter learned age 40-49

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:

Quilt top made by owner's mother in 1936. Owner usd quilt on her son's baby crib in 1958. Owner added batting, back, and quilted project in 1985 foer her grand-daughter

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