QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-406

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS00044

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Great-grandmother

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Summer spread (quilt top bound but not backed or quilted or tied)

Owner's name for quilt:

Johanna Loomsy Halliday

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

99 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Repairs:

Patched with new fabrics

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Stars (Lemoyne)

Describe the quilt setting:

12

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/4 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

Quilt top made by:

Johanna Looney Halliday

Quilted by:

Johanna Looney Halliday

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wakefield

Where the quilt was made, county:

Middlesex

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited by owner's mother (Ellen Florence Halliday Guenette) who was raised by quiltmaker, her grandmother.

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

Ellen's mom died when she was 2 yrs. old, father was in the banana trade travled to Costa Rica frequently. That is why she was raised by her grandma.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for home use. Knew and cherished by granddaughter

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Stored in cedar chest by great granddaughter, Elaine Greenwood

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Elaine A. Greenwood

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Looney

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1860's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Massachusetts

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940's

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

British

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

She worked as a maid, canned her own fruits & vegetables. Loved to get dressed up and go to moveie theater. Scrap fabric commonly used &easy to obtain in MA because of all the textile mills in the area.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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