QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-101
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-64
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
03-11-2011
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt top
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Autumn & Acorns
Owner's name for quilt:
Stack & Wack
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Hexon
Brackman # or other source & #:
3701
How wide is the quilt?
78"
How long is the quilt?
80"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Cream; Gold; Green; Orange; Rust
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Date; Message; Signature
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
2009
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Computer generated
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1997
When was the quilt finished?
2001
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
10" x 11.5"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing; Separated by pieced pattern sashing
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Sashing width:
5"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
width 5"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine 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?
Brown; Cream; Green; Rust
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
38"; 40"
Describe the back:
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
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
leaves
Quilt top made by:
Shipman, lynnita (Lyn) White
Quilted by:
Blunk, Nancy, Tampa, FL
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:
started in 2009, finished in 2010
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Decorative throw; Lap robe/shawl
Quilt is presently used as:
Decorative throw
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Describe the source of the pattern:
Magic Stack -n- Whack, quilts by Bethany S. Reynolds ISBN 1-57432-704-6
Commercial name of the pattern for the top:
Pattern: 60 degree diamond magic
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Commercial pattern
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Hudson Show Feb 26, 2011 As Our Garden Grows - Quilt Show - Nov 6, 2010, Tampa, FL
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Quiltmake wrote and published articles based oon quilted titled: A note from patches, with short stories, one won second place in a creative writing contest, poem did leater craft work, various crafts (taught teenagers) photography, horsetrainer, and is called a Jack of all trades, master of none.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Lynnita (Lyn) Faith White 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 maiden name:
nee White
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
05-12-1943
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Birmingham
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Alabama
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scot-irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
2 years college
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Jack Morman
Quiltmaker's occupation:
retired
Quiltmaker's county:
Hillsborough
Quiltmaker's city:
Lutz
Quiltmaker's state:
Florida (FL)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Frederick Franklin White
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Cleveland, GA
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Irish, English Dutch
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Sarai Wyleen Harris White
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Sylacauga, Al
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Scot-Iriish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
German, Irish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
retired long haul truck driver
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Procrastinators club, Cypress Creek Quilters Guild, Quilters Workshop of Tampa Bay
Where does/did the group meet?
Lutz, 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:
loves to create by rearranging a pattern using own design blocks
Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:
loves to design blocks based on childhood memories of surrounding landscapes and lvoes the pattern triple Irish chains
Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:
Favorite saying - Keep smiling. Favorite song: Climb every mountain; Favorite Acronyms: B Thom (Beats the hell out of me) and SNAFU
Cite this Quilt
Shipman, lynnita (Lyn) Whit. Autumn & Acorns. 2001. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-101. Accessed: 03/28/24