QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; GFWC Oviedo Woman's Club, Inc.

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAOWC 0060

Person filling out this form is:

Friend of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

01-28-2012

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

2686

How wide is the quilt?

85 in

How long is the quilt?

95 in

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Coral

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1989

When was the quilt finished?

c.1990

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1990

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Subject of the quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

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:

Floral; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Coral

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

01

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Commercial; Cording

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?

Polyester

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:

coral

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

2

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3/8 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting circles of double ring pattern.

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?

Gift

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Prebatt, Paula

Quilt owner's city:

Geneva

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School Graduate

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Chulota

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Chulota Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Chuluota, Fl

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:

All by hand.

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

Used cross-stitch squares for quilts.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peggy Osborn

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