QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-563
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:
SSQAG - 5
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
08-07-2010
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Bride's Bouquet
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Lavender; White
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Further information concerning dates:
Before 1960
Describe the quilt's layout:
Other
Subject of the quilt:
4 motifs
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Rotated, but less than 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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:
Cotton thread
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
Width of pieces on the back:
Sam as quilt
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting; Machine quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Kit
Quilt top made by:
Mary Blanchard
Quilted by:
Mary Blanchard
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?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1970
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Lived next to C S Mott
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Hung quilt in studio (Home)
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
As Kit
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Kit
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Home Needlecraft Creations 7061
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Kit
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Oral history
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Sherry Goode
Quilt owner's city:
Chuluote
Quilt owner's county:
Seminole
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Odtom ?
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1880's
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
France
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1970's
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
French/American
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Catholic School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Luthern
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Odtom
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
France
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
French
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
unknown
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
French
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
unknown
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
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
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Decorative
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
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Kit quilts
Access and copyright information:
Open/Public Domain
Details
Cite this Quilt
Mary Blanchar. Bride's Bouquet. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-563. Accessed: 04/20/24