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; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGHS0008

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Scrappy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

54 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Red; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

none

Describe the repairs:

Resewen with machine

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1950's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal bands

Number of borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend; Rayon; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Flannel; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Conversation Prints; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Geneva

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Upon death of mother.

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

Made from scraps of girl's dresses amd boy's shirts

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

For use on bed

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

On headboard of bed

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker

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

See question 24.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Mal Martin son of quiltmaker.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

M. Martin

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Elnora Bond

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-01-1910

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bond

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Mississippi

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03-21-1974

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch/Irish & Choctaw Indian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th Grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Southern Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife/circus worker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Marvin Bond

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch/Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cecelia Redmond

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Harrison City, MS

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

MS Choctaw Indian

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

Kenneth Martin

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

Scotch/Irish

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

Farmer/School bus driver

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

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

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:

Crazy quilts & some patterns, Star Burst

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Eighteen when married,husband forty with four children, then had eight more. Arranged marriage.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain