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SI-FP-1986-CT-162

LOGGER'S SHEET 

LOGGER: Becky Gilmore
REEL NUMBER: #4 - Side A
STAGE: Cultural Conservation
DATE: 6/26/86
PRESENTOR: Phyllis May/Etta Edwards
GROUP NAME: Family & Community: Black Quilters from Alabama
REGION/STYLE:

| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
|Mamie McKinstry|
|Eloise Dickerson|
|Mary Scarbrough|
|[[strikethrough]] (?) [[/strikethrough]]

CONTENTS

1. Mamie - learned quilting from mother and grandmother
2. Eloise - "         "      "      "   and Miss Mamie
3. Mary - string quilt - learned from mother - described how start a quilt from raw cotton
4. Eloise - materials used by mother - denim jeans - quilts used for personal use.
5. Mamie - patterns from paper - hook cotton, lining from sugar sacks
6. 
7. Padding the quilt - old clothes, old quilts, cloth sacks
8. Quilting thread - polyester - quilt looks neater, easier to use, string
9. Small needle for small stitches
10. A beautiful quilt - colors, way it's put together, the work put into it (time), design created
11. Ideas for designs - patterns seen in pictures, etc.
12. Use of hoops and hoses for stretching
13. questions and answers from audience