QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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 0065

Source of the information on this quilt:

Sister

When was the form filled out?

01/28/2012

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Maryellen's Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Half Squre Triangles

How wide is the quilt?

68 in

How long is the quilt?

84 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1-Blue, 1 - White

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:

Checked; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/4, 71/2, 30 , 10 x 17 1/4

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; 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?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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 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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

3/3, 1/4 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonial

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oviedo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Gift from Sister

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

Possibly grandmother

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Hynes, Mary Ellen

Quilt owner's city:

Oviedo, FL

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's reservation:

owner

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

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