QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-512
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association
Who documented this quilt?
Florida Quilt Project
Florida Quilt Project Number:
SSQA LMFL - 57
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Grandmother; Great-grandmother
When was the form filled out?
07-19-2008
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
How wide is the quilt?
75 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
85 3/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1930's
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
39 full blocks; 16 half blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
10 1/2" x 10 1/2"; 4" x 4"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Describe the borders:
1 solid border with double cable quilting
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
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:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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 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:
9
Width between quilting lines:
3/4"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilt top made by:
Krakvski, Mary
Quilted by:
Sanchez, Mrs. of Lycoming Pa
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mahanoy City
Where the quilt was made, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Father.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Grandmother made - gave it to my father
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Room decoration
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Jane Toole
Quilt owner's county:
Volusia
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Naus, Mary
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c.1864
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
c.1881
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
c.1934
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Native American/Penn.Dutch
Quiltmaker's educational background:
8th grade or less
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
quiltmaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Cite this Quilt
Krakvski, Mar. Grandmother's Flower Garden. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-512. Accessed: 04/25/24