QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-517

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 - 74

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Aunt

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

Quilt's title:

Tumbling blocks

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Lavender

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Multi

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Describe the borders:

plain lavendar

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

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?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

Brinkman, Minnie

Quilted by:

Brinkman, Minne

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hillside Twp

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cook

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Liked to reminice about what materials came from

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

liked to give away

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

stored

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dorothy Millies

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:

Battermann

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

prochial school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmer