QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-551

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:

SSQAGHS0175

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Author/researcher

Source of the information on this quilt:

longarm quilter

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Bound the quilt; Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top; Quilted or tied the top; Participated in design of the quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif; Taught class that inspired design

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Country Cottage Sewing

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Org art work

Quilt's title:

Geneva Heritage fund raiser

Owner's name for quilt:

Many women

How wide is the quilt?

91 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Other

Time period:

2000-2025

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Wild Life

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

17

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Conversation Prints; Multiple scrap; Novelty

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique; Machine 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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

36 & 36inches

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Meander

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Geneva Village Homemaker Quilt Group

Quilt top made by:

Laural Leary, Olivia Miller, Kathy Murphy,sherry Goode,Bonnie Banda, Virgina Green, Terri Kilmer, Don Westlake, Joe Won Kim, Diane Devlin, Anastatia McTague

Quilted by:

same

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chuluota

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?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Colaboration quilt as a fundraiser for Rural Heritage Center

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

Sherry Goode Carmel

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Fundraisers representing the heritage of East Seminole County

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Other

Describe the source of the pattern:

Collaberative quilt specific to heritage

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

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Geneva Rural Heritage Center

Quilt owner's name:

Sherry Goode, Geneva Village Homemakers

Quilt owner's city:

Chuluota

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

See #11

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Geneva Village Homemakers Quilt Group

Where does/did the group meet?

Chuluota

What are the main activities of the group?

Quilting

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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