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28-30-111

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAOWC 0086

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

01/28/2012

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Road to Oklahoma

Brackman # or other source & #:

1123B

How wide is the quilt?

73 in

How long is the quilt?

91 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Open seams; Tears or holes

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

54

Size of quilt blocks:

6x9 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

1

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:

Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Printed patchwork; Striped

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

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Where the quilt was made, city:

El Paso

Where the quilt was made, county:

Woodford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Describe the source of the pattern:

often her own

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

Another quilt

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

I always spent time with her while quilting, watched her draw patterns, trace patterns.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Brusius, Ann B

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:

Bailey, Laura

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1882

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

El Paso

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Illinois

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1967

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Evangelical United Brethern

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bailey, William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Illinois

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

elizabeth North Bady

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

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

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative; Self-Taught

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Income

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

Enjoyed, Hobby, Past-time

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Used left over scraps from clotes, stash.

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Such a kind, gentle person, patient. I went to church with her to Wednesday nights and sat with her every Sunday in church.

Who photographed this quilt?

Krueger, Frederic

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Cite this Quilt

Road to Oklahoma. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-111. Accessed: 03/29/24