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; Quilt Discovery Days

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAAS034

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-10-2011

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1960

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Quilter's daughter

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Subject of the quilt:

Scrappy

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

21 inch rings

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

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:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Solid/plain

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

38 1/2 inches and 39 1/4 inches

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Home cut

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

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Four part loops

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, izzie May

Quilted by:

Amish Woman

Where the quilt was made, city:

Indanapolis

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marion

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

My great aunt died before completing the quiltbut her daughter presentedit to me and told me it was made for me. I had an Amish woman hand quilt it to finish it by hand.

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

Lizzie May Wilson Mathews died 1961 prior to quilting. Amish woman in Lancaster, PA approximately 1970 traded quilting for a crate of oranges.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Victoria Martz

Quilt owner's city:

Jacksonville

Quilt owner's county:

Duval

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lizzie May Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1883

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brookville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1961

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher, Seamstress

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Marion

Quiltmaker's city:

Indianapolis

Quiltmaker's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lemuel J. Wilson

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Brookville, IN

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sara Elizabeth Martin

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Indiana b. 1844

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

Howard Mathews

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

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?

Necessity

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Early - need blankets?quilts; later - pleasure as gifts.

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Used a large hoop.

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

After teaching school she made her living as a seamstress and sewed high end clothing for women - she then worked in a women's boutique & fitted clothing for women - she was also a gifted embroiderer.

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager