QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-524
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:
SSQAGHS0141
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
03-26-2011
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Quilt top made by:
Mable Machamer
Quilted by:
Mable Machamer
Where the quilt was made, city:
Longwood
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
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Mable Machamer- Grandmother
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Family Heirloom and Handmade
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Glenda L. Adams
Quilt owner's city:
Longwood
Quilt owner's county:
Seminole
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Satazen (sp)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:
Black Forest Region
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
Germany
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1950's
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German PA Dutch
Quiltmaker's educational background:
None Formal
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
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?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity; Other
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Made quilt to keep warm
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 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:
Cotton feedsacks
Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:
German/PA Dutch. Sweet lady, when she had the store she'd sneak candy to grandchildren. Now owner of quilt
Who photographed this quilt?
Mary Jo Martin
Access and copyright information:
Open/Public Domain
Details
Cite this Quilt
Mable Machame. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-524. Accessed: 03/29/24