QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

SSQAGHS0147

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Inherited

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green; Orange; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Mildew; Stains; Tears or holes

Describe the repairs:

none

Any other notes on inscriptions:

no inscription

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

?

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Describe the borders:

none

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Rayon; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Other Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

720

Quilt top made by:

Merla Watts Best

Where the quilt was made, city:

Weaverville

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Carolina (NC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Details about why the quilt was made:

Necessary

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use; Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Wanda Currie

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:

Watts

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Weaverville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Watts

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Guthrie

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scottish

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

Bishop W. Best

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

Dutch

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

Groundskeeper

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; 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

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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