QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-541

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; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS0161

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-25-2011

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

Inherited

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

possibly great-grandmother

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

None

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Maroon

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Distortion or shrinkage; Fading; Mildew; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Flannel; Feedsack; Muslin

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Old clothing

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

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:

3

Describe the back:

Different fabrics

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

Old clothes

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

2 inches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, city:

See #17

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

Quilt given to owner by her mother, Mamie Picket Hopson, who believes quilt was made by her paternal grandmother, Olivia You (pronounced Yao)

Details about why the quilt was made:

Necessity for warmth

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Keisha Hopson

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:

Olivia You (pronounced Yao

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Coy

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Native American/African American

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker/share cropper

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

African American

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Creek (Native American)

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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