QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-563

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:

SSQAG - 5

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

08-07-2010

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:

Bride's Bouquet

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Further information concerning dates:

Before 1960

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

4 motifs

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Rotated, but less than 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

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

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

Sam as quilt

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand 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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Kit

Quilt top made by:

Mary Blanchard

Quilted by:

Mary Blanchard

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chuluota

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

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1970

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Lived next to C S Mott

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Hung quilt in studio (Home)

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

As Kit

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Home Needlecraft Creations 7061

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

Kit

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Oral history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sherry Goode

Quilt owner's city:

Chuluote

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Odtom ?

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1880's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

France

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1970's

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French/American

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Catholic School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Luthern

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Odtom

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

France

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

unknown

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

French

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

unknown

Number of children:

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?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Decorative

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

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Kit quilts

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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