QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-262

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:

SSQAAS081

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

memory - 1950

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:

Star Variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

2138

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28 pieced/28 solid

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2 on sides-1 inch outside) 1 top & bottom - 3 1/4 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Solid/plain; 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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

35 inches & 34 1/2

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

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 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:

Natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, city:

Peavine

Where the quilt was made, county:

Walker

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Grace Lupo Hamon 2002

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

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; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

never

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Patra Harmon Murphy

Quilt owner's city:

Fleming Island

Quilt owner's county:

Clay

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hilton

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Barnesville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Gorden Military School, Barnesville, GA

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

School teacher/Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Andrew J. Hilton

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Winnie Baggett

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

English

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

Farmer

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

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:

not known

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

See Attached sheet

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

See attached sheet

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager