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 0068

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Top stitching by Sherry Goode Carmel, Country Cottage Sewing, Chuloula, FL also instructor for standard Tee shirt quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Tee shirt quilt made for son

Quilt's title:

The OHS Days

How wide is the quilt?

82 in

How long is the quilt?

102 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

none

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Made with Love - for Alan - Love MOM "The OHS Days", Oviedo Florida, September 2011 Cahtleen Hadley

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

c 2011

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2 x 10 1/2 in, 14x14 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

1 1/2 x 4 1/2 in

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2 in

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Tee Shirts

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

Description of the back:

Tee Shirts printed fabric photograph

What color is the back of the quilt?

Orange

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

6

Width of pieces on the back:

31,43, 3 1/2, 11, 5, 5 1/2 in

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

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 thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black, navy

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?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Tee-Shirt Memory Quilt

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

Details about why the quilt was made:

Memory quilt for son's high school years.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

High school commerative Tee-shirts

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Hadley, Cathleen

Quilt owner's city:

Oviedo

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ballard

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03/04/1953

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

anglo

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Oviedo

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ballard, Richard J

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Providence RI

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Joan T Ballard

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Roselle Park, NJ

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Instruchonal Design

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

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

ART

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

gifts and mamory quilt

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

"Contributing, writer and cover artist. "Writing Out of Limbo, International childhoods, global nomeds, third Culture Kids"

Who photographed this quilt?

Frederic Krueger

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