QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-516

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 - 71

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-in-law

When was the form filled out?

07-19-2008

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

84 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Open seams

Describe the repairs:

patch with fabric tape

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1833

Size of quilt blocks:

2" x 2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white, black, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

straight line

Quilt top made by:

Talley, Laura Owen

Quilted by:

Talley, Laura Owen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Knoxville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Knox

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Details about why the quilt was made:

personal use

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Carol lee Owen

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:

Owen

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-24-1910

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1998

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English, Cherokee Indian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

grammar school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker and nurses aide

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural