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28-30-65

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-40

Person filling out this form is:

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 the pattern

This is a:

Quilted garment

Quilt's title:

Just another piece of clothing Fall

Owner's name for quilt:

Janie Franco

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

31"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Orange

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Place; Signature

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2005

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

neck

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2005

When was the quilt finished?

2005

Family/owner's date for quilt:

2005

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Subject of the quilt:

Bargello

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

8

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Batiks (for contemporary quilts); Checked; Conversation Prints; Floral; Geometric; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

cording

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

no

Embellishments used:

Other attachments

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

clasp

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Straight grain

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Other

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

machine embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Franco, Janie

Quilted by:

Franco, Janie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Shirley

Where the quilt was made, county:

Suffock

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

2005

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

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

wearable

Quilt is presently used as:

Other

Describe present uses of the quilt:

wearable

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

used sweatshirt & cotton fabric

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker; Provided in a class; Public domain/traditional pattern; Round robin exchange; Traditional pattern variation

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

Unknown

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

Alex Anderson - TV show

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

East Long island Quilters Guild 2005 3r place Smithtown stitchers 2006 WPQG 2010

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Janie Franco

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 maiden name:

Guardino

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04-19-1952

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Kew Gardens

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

White

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Pasco

Quiltmaker's city:

new Port Richey

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Louis Guardino

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

New York City, NY

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Italian - Sicily

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Macie A. Robertson

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Queens, NY

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Soct-Irish

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

Polish/Irish and Italian

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

Auto Ser. Ret

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From TV show; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Therapy

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

Love it

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

WPQG

Where does/did the group meet?

Hudson, Fl

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

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

I love bright colors 7 teaching

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

Get out of the box

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

I'm the only one in the family that quilts, but they all sew.

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Cite this Quilt

Franco, Jani. Just another piece of clothing Fall. 2005. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-65. Accessed: 03/28/24