QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-680

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 0024

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top; Participated in design of the quilt

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

Made the quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Oviedo Woman's Club

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

OWC Bicentennial Quilt

Subject of the quilt:

History of Oviedo

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Attic Window

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

one button

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?

Cream; Gray

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

Attic windows folded to back of qilt and hemmed

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oviedo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

8 varied patacherrs were given to me, to see if I would put them together and finish this project that began in 1975

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker

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

All patches were not signed. I had to talk to various members to see who had made them, some of these members were no longer in Oviedo

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

on display at Oviedo Woman's Club

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Oviedo Woman's Club

Quilt owner's city:

Oviedo

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Deemer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05/26/1947

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ellwood City

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Masters degree

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Seminole

Quiltmaker's city:

Oviedo

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harry E Deemer

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Ellwood, City , PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Beatrice E Gaston

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

New Castle, PA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Fench/Scottish

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

English

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

Teacher, Administrator, Business owner

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From guild or club member; From 4-H Extension Agent; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

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

It's my passion

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

Annapolis Quiilt Guild, Charter member

Where does/did the group meet?

Annapolis, MD

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

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

Like colors, like to machine piece but prefer hand quilting, like embellishments

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

Started quilting to get "a night out: with a girlfriend

Who photographed this quilt?

Peggy Osborn

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