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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:

Print

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