QUILT INDEX RECORD

40-38-1754

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Oregon Quilt Project

Oregon Quilt Project ID#:

2014.MA.WHC.013

Documentation Site:

Mission Mill

Date data collected:

10-04-2014

Quilt's title:

Field of Daisies

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Owner's Name:

Carol M. Roberts

Quilt owner's city:

Salem

State

Oregon (OR)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Field of Daisies

Owner's relationship to quiltmaker (if any):

Blood relative of quiltmaker

Describe the owner's relationship to the quiltmaker:

Niece

How was quilt acquired by owner?

Gift

Occasion, date, person inherited from, etc:

Gift from aunt & uncle

Any additional stories or notes about the quilt's history or ownership?
Who will inherit this quilt?

Son, William Dodd Roberts, will inherit this quilt. Brought to OR in Dec 1978 when moved here.

Date finished:

c.1969

Place made:
City

Preston

State

Missouri (MO)

Country:

United States

Top made by:

Gott, Opal

Quilted by:

Gott, Opal

Reason(s) quilt was made:

Wedding

Has this quilt been exhibited, displayed, or entered in competitions?

Quiltopia

Prizes won? no, yes. List dates and events.

No

Quiltmaker's Occupation, at the time the quilt was made:

Housewife/ mother

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-26-1910

Name of the state where the quiltmaker was born:

Missouri

Name of the country where the quiltmaker was born:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1992 in Missouri

Highest education level completed:

Elementary

Spouse's Occupation:

School teacher/ office manager

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Dodd

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Religious Affiliation:

Baptist

Number of children:

2

Major influences on quilt making?
Other interesting information about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made unknown. When, where and from whom or what was quilting learned? -- She may have taught herself to quilt. I know she taught herself to crochet. I have the papers she copied from a library book on how to crochet. She crocheted bedspreads & tablecloths.

Did the quiltmaker participate in group quilting activities?

Don't know

How was quilting learned?

Self-Taught

Favorite pattern:
Piecing preferences:
Quilting is done with:

Piecing preferences: by hand Quilting is done with: frame on horses

Reason(s) for quiltmaking:

Gifts; Pleasure

Do you know if any of the following exist?

Photos of quilt maker; photo of quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Overall width (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

66"

Overall length (in inches, to the nearest 1/2"):

77.5"

Block Size: width x length

8" x 8"

Block Pattern Name:

Field of Daisies

Brackman # or other source & #:

796

Quilt Layout Format:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Quilt Layout Format: on point

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate Colors:

Cream; Turquoise or Teal

Overall Color Value:

Light or pastel colors; Dark colors

Damage to Quilt:

Stains

Overall Condition:

Very good/almost new

Comments or notes on quilt's condition or repair history:

None

Quilt Top Materials and Construction
Fibers types in Top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types in Top:

Muslin

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used:

Floral; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Other

Describe any unique characteristics of fiber, fabric, or fabric prints used:

Fabric patterns, styles or prints used: scrap dress prints

Quilt Top Construction
Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Quilting Description:
Techniques Used:

Hand quilting

Number of stitches per inch:

16

Thread Type:

Cotton

Thread Color:

White

Width between quilting lines:

dense

Overall Pattern Design:

Echo

Decorative Patterns:

Wreaths

Describe any quilting designs that appear on the quilt, but were not listed in a previous field.
Marking Lines:

Overall Pattern Design: echo on the inside pieces

Binding:

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

Width of Binding:

less than a half inch

Quilt Batting
Materials Used:

Cotton

Quilt Back Materials:

Cotton

Predominate Color of Backing:

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces (nearest 1/2"):

32", 34"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Who photographed this quilt?

Eileen

Source of Quilt's Materials:

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Quilt Top Pattern Source:

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Commercial/Published Source: Old Chelsea Needlework Station - Alice Brooks & Laura Wheeler Designers

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States