QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA LMFL - 44

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?

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:

Poppy Design - Quilt Kit

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

93"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

Poppy Applique with leaves & buds

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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:

34", 35", 6"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

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

less than a half 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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

pre-printe pattern marked on Quilt top

Quilt top made by:

Pitcock, Edna Marie

Quilted by:

Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Matewan

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia (WV)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Kit

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cora Marie Rice

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:

Adams

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1902

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Buskirk

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Kentucky

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1972

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

William Clarence Adams

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

KY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sarah Hohl

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

James Butler Pitcock

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

Welsh/English

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

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