QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-346

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 LCQGT - 012

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

09-16-2011

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Authored printed material that inspired design

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

73 !/2"

How long is the quilt?

90 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Green; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MLWO

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c.1994

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower left-front

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1979

When was the quilt finished?

c.1994

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Sampler

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

13 1/2" x 13 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Sashing width:

3 1/2"

Number of borders:

none

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

2 (16"); 40"

Describe the back:

Print

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

half inch - one 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:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilt top made by:

Opdyke, Marjorie

Quilted by:

Opdyke, Majorie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mt. Dora

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lake

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Quick & Easy Patchwork On the Sewing Machine by Sue Merwin & Suzy Payne

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

LCQG 1994 Show

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marjorie Opdyke

Quilt owner's city:

Mt. Dora

Quilt owner's county:

Lake

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wetherhold

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-03-1926

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Allentown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Pa Dutch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Lake

Quiltmaker's city:

Mt. Dora

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Raymond A. Wetherhold

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Pa Dutch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Elsie Koch

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Pa Dutch

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

Pa Dutch

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

Jeweler

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Lake County Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Mt. Dora, FL

What are the main activities of the group?

weekly meeting, yearly show

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

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Class taught in Diamond Fabric Store in S. Bethlehem, PA by Barbara Kukowskie, Quakertown, PA