QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-566

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:

SSQAGT - 008

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

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

Mother

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

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

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

Received as a gift

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

Designed quilt motif; Designed the pattern

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Karen's Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

56 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Dirty

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1964 Made by Karen McEnany age 9

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

On binding

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

208

Size of quilt blocks:

4 1/2 inches

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:

Floral; Geometric; Paisley

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

47 inches, 66 inches

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial; Machine sewn

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?

Blanket or flannel

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

Yarn

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Dark Pink

Quilt top made by:

Mary Boothroyd McEnany; & Karen Lynn McEnany - Phillips

Quilted by:

Mary Boothroyd McEnany

Other people who worked on this quilt:

William Jesse McEnany

Where the quilt was made, city:

Orlando

Where the quilt was made, county:

Orange

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

2 summer project 1963, 1964

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Karen McEnany - Phillips

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:

Gutcheus

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-01-1917

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Newburgh

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

06-18-1939

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02-26-2007

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Telephone operator, hairstylist, wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Geneva

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

George Gutcheus

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Newburgh, NY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Edna Gutcheus

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Newburgh, NY

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

White

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

William Jesse McEnany

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

White

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Sales

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Father made quilting frame--Mother pieced quilts and I began hand stitching

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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