QUILT INDEX RECORD
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.
Details
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