QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-520

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 - 77

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

sister's mother-in-law

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:

Feathered Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

71"

How wide is the quilt?

71"

Shape of edge:

Embellished or trimmed

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Antique colors:

Lancaster Blue

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

24" x 24"

Sashing width:

5" & 2 1/4"

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

sawtooth

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Fabric structure of the binding:

Twill weave

Describe the binding:

crochet

How is the binding made?

Home cut

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

Width between quilting lines:

6"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

fleur de lis, wave

Quilt top made by:

Schultz, Martha

Quilted by:

Unknown professional

Where the quilt was made, city:

LeGrange

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cook

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Maker was very artistic & liked fancy designs

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural