QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-49

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-25

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-22-2010

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Friendship

Owner's name for quilt:

Pinwheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1708

How wide is the quilt?

51 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

60"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

All farewell messages and picture

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2007

When was the quilt finished?

2007

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Memories - each block separate event

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

8 3/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

corner stones & police motif

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Conversation Prints; Novelty; 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?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; In-the-ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

None

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Needle Lane Quilters

Quilt top made by:

Needle Lane Quilters

Quilted by:

Deeds, Debbie

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Farrah, Debbie; Gold, Maryann; Biamonte, Evelyn; Linda; Janice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Levitown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Nassau

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

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:

Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Decorative throw

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Round robin exchange

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

Unknown

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

Made as a farewell quilt by quilters group

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Laura Vernola

Quilt owner's city:

New Port Richey

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Levittown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

2004

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

friends

Quiltmaker's occupation:

varied

Quiltmaker's county:

Nassau

Quiltmaker's city:

Levittown

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

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

fun & friendship

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

Needle Lane Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Levittown, NY

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:

cotton - unique patterns

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

personal greetings of farewell

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

friends came together to learn to quilt and share fellowship