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

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS0176

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

03-26-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Evelyn's Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

9 x 8 1/2 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 3/4 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4 3/4 inch solid

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Other

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Binding on back only, pieced to front.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Beige

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Scroll on sashing

Quilt top made by:

Evelyn Briggs

Quilted by:

Evelyn Briggs

Where the quilt was made, city:

Luckey

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wood

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Evelyn Jones, 2010

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

Evelyn Briggs left to Evelyn Jones who left to Janet Preedom

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Traded for

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Unknown

Quilt owner's name:

Janet Preedom

Quilt owner's city:

Zellwood

Quilt owner's county:

Orange

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Briggs

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lucky

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

Never married

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1978

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

unknown

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

unknown

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

never married

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

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 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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