QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-48

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WPT-24

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-22-2010

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

Made entire quilt

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

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif; Designed the pattern

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

EQ5

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

art quilt

Quilt's title:

Olympic Stars on Ice

Owner's name for quilt:

Sue Gillespie

How wide is the quilt?

47"

How long is the quilt?

48 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

Any other notes on inscriptions:

Provinence labels - authentic skaters autographs

What is inscribed on the quilt?

autographs plus skaters stas 7 country

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

05-06-2002 on tickets

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated; Embroidery; Ink; Printed in the fabric; Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

back is computer - ink signatures

Describe where the inscription was found:

autographs (front) provinence labels (back)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

05-2002

When was the quilt finished?

09-2002

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2002

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

double sided quilt

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2" square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Rotated, but less than 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Medallion size:

6 3/4"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

inner gold outer blue

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:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Fusible Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Painting; Photography/ photo transfer

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

no

Embellishments used:

Metallic thread; Other Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Helagram

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Red; Yellow

Describe the back:

Back art/design on quilt back; Machine sewn; Print; Reversible

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

rayon, cotton, metalic

Color of thread used in the quilting:

gold & metallic gold

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

vary

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion; Outline; Stipple

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

stars & swills

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hudson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pasco

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Commemorative; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

teaching example

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

commoration - Decorating, teaching example

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Keepsake/memento; Room decoration; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Computer software

Describe the source of the pattern:

Eq5 & painted by quilter

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

Computer software; Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

2003 West Pasco Quilt Show

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

travel, pictures, etc.

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

self designed

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Susan Gillespie

Quilt owner's city:

Hudson

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Susan Perez

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-28-1938

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brooklyn

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

01-31-1959

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish - Spanish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.S. Education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired teacher

Quiltmaker's county:

Pasco

Quiltmaker's city:

Huson

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

J. Douglas Perez

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Brooklyn, NY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish spanish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Susan Dunlop

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Kiilmornach, Scotland

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

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

executive Am Can Co

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

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?

West Pasco Quilters Guild - Princess' the Applique Society

Where does/did the group meet?

Hudson, Fl

What are the main activities of the group?

dyeing, ap;plique, machine quilt etc

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

self design, hand painter, dyeing

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