QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-100

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 WP-63

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Wife

When was the form filled out?

03-11-2011

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

Made entire quilt top; Participated in design of the quilt

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

My First Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Courthouse Step Japaneese Latern

Brackman # or other source & #:

2606

How wide is the quilt?

53"

How long is the quilt?

65"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Message; Multiple Names

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2002

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2002

When was the quilt finished?

2002

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

16" x 16"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Conversation Prints; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

53

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

varigated

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Quilt top made by:

Shipman, Gilbert G.

Quilted by:

Shipman, Lynnita W.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lutz

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hillsborough

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

First quilt - long haul truck driver on medical leave, learned to quilt

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment; Therapy

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Decorative throw; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book; Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Eleanor Burns book

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

Commercial pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilters Workshop of Tampa Bay Quilt Show

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Gilbert Shipman

Quilt owner's city:

Lutz

Quilt owner's county:

Hillsborough

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-09-19474

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ashtabula

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

08-10-1979

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German, Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School Diploma

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

long distance truck driver for 38 years

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsborough

Quiltmaker's city:

Lutz

Quiltmaker's state:

Florida (FL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Charles William Shipman

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German-Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dorothy Lane

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Unk

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Lynnita White Shipman

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

Scot Irish

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

Retired accounting clerk

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49; After an illness

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure; Therapy

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

Procrastinators and Cypress Creek Quilters Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Lutz Fl

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 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:

sampler quilts- medium and dark colors - cotton fabrics

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

loves to create with his embroidery machine