QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-457

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 LMFL - 31

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Great-grandmother

When was the form filled out?

08-19-2007

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:

Alamanizer, Eight Point All Over, Shoo Fly, Triangles and Squares

Brackman # or other source & #:

1171b

How wide is the quilt?

73"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Orange

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2 borders of 3"/4" 2 borders of 3 1/2" (top and bottom)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain

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?

Black

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

26", 27", 16 1/2", 4"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2"

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Quilt top made by:

Lake, Viola Haeline Dollar

Quilted by:

Lake, Viola Haeline Dollar

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lumber City

Where the quilt was made, county:

Telfair

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:

Dad inherited it and gave it to me.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Rowell

Quilt owner's city:

Lake Mary

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Dollar

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-02-1878

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Randolph Co

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1960

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

James Daniel Dollar

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

AL

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Scottish/Welsh

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Amanda permelia Windsor

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Scottish/English

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

Robert Lake

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

Scottish/English

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

Farmer

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

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

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