QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-459

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 - 33

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Mother's Choice

Brackman # or other source & #:

3051

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1940's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2' X 10 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Quilt top made by:

Lake, Viola Haeline Dollar

Quilted by:

Lake, Viola Haeline Dollar

Where the quilt was made, city:

Macon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bibb

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.

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' 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 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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