QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-173

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:

SSQA WP-101

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

03-12-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Applique Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

86 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

83 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 APP, 13 Plain

Size of quilt blocks:

16" x 16"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

11

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2" - 2" green on 2 sides 3 1/2" on 2 sides green

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; 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?

Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

20"; 32 1/2"; 31 1/2"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Straight grain

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 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:

green

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"

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilt top made by:

unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wheeling

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1980 - Elenore Ebeling

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

Aunt of owner

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

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?

Old clothes; Other

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Diane Bounds

Quilt owner's city:

Hudson

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1985

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Oliver Bounds

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

unk

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mary

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

unk

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Orvalle Ebeling

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

German

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

Tobacco Factory

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Other

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

home use

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Born and raised in West Virginia, factory worker