QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-734

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQASSQG00099

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter Vicki White

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

When was the form filled out?

02-05-2011

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

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

A State Fair Basket

How wide is the quilt?

88 in

How long is the quilt?

102.5 in

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Date, name

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

c.1992

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

c.1992

When was the quilt finished?

c.1992

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1992

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Baskets, plain

Number of quilt blocks:

30 baskets; 20 plain; 20 half square triangles

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 in x 11.5 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Describe the borders:

Scalloped

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain; Other

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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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; Hand sewn; Home cut

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:

Cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 in

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Gordon, Patricia

Quilted by:

Gordon, Patricia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vero Beach

Where the quilt was made, county:

Indian River

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?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

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

Public domain

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

Fabric purchased locally

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Made quilts for all children and grandchildren

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

White, Vicki

Quilt owner's city:

King George

Quilt owner's county:

King George

Quilt owner's state:

Virginia (VA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Oler, Patricia Ruth

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-04-1930

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Drumright

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Oklahoma

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish - English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Attended high school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Worked in department store

Quiltmaker's county:

Indian River

Quiltmaker's city:

Vero Beach

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Taylor, Bob

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English, Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Oler, Alice Mae

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English - Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Taylor, Bob

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

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 50 or over

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Doesn't quilt now.

Who photographed this quilt?

Richard Kniesly